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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03
DRIVE OUT THE INCEND1ARGEs

TT MAY be that the country is not filed
i with a number of foreign spies bent on
incendiarism and ruin but that there are a
lot of wild-eyed fanatics about is perfectly
obvious. This newspaper, in common with
many others, has received communications
from apparently ignorant human beings who
ought to be in insane asylums instead of at
large. Their contributions invariably
anonymous. One writes in to say that Pres
ident Wilson has been brbed by England.
He is typical of a class. These men have a
confused idea of patriotism, their minds have
been unbalanced by events and they are
ready material for men of greater mental
power who have malicious, purposes in view
and are looking for pawns to do their awful
work.
This nation has been a Mecca for the op-
pressed. 1t has let in the ignorant and given
them a chance to learn. 1t has been lenient
in its immigration laws, Offering to all equal
opportunities. Thousands even millions, have
come here and become rich. That in the
mass yet unassimilated there should be many
degenerates is not remarkable; but it is
remarkable that the authorities have been
lax in discovering and eXtirpating them
There is reason to believe that greater out
RACES are in store. more terrible horrors
planned. and the whole power of the Gov
ernment should be expended in preserving
the peace of the country and driving from
it the incendiares. There are some trea-
sonable publications which have abused
free speech and reveled in license. The
mailed fist of authority should fan on them.
We have had enough of treason, enough of
traitors, enough of spies and their miser-
able activities. 1t becomes the solemn duty
of Congress to meet this unprecedented sit
uation by clothing the Government with full
authority. There must be no dillydallying,
no more playing with fire. 1t is time 10
strike, and strike hard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

IHTE CAN appreciate the state of mind
w Of Chief Officer Hickey, of the schooner
Judge Boyce, who refused eight dusliy wives
in payment for an umbrella presented to
King OCopo, of Opobo, Africa. We just
missed marrying one dusky wifc-thnt is
to say. one African prinCess-ourself You
may not know it, but the late Captain
Leonard u. Barrett, for many years head
Of the Board of Admiralty Surveyors in this
city, was of the first traders to the
Congo. lie made many voyages to that
region, and on one occasion he won the
favor-the too-aifcCtonatc favor-of the
King, or chief, whose tribe inhabited the
shores of the Congo in those days A son
of the King, it seems was i'll of the sCurvy,
and the captain cured him with bread pills
and much necessary water, the latter ap-
piled externally. In gratitude the King
dragged forward one of his daughters, blush
ing London -smokily, we may suppose, and
wished her upon the captain for his bride.
The captain had difficulty in explaining that
since he had already married Fredrica Rut-
ledge back in the States. it would be quite
impossible for him to found new African
dynasty The captain managed finally of
course, to crawl out of 1t, but none of as
ever think of the narrow escape without
shivering. What's that? You don't
see what it has to do with us? Don't you
see. if the captain had married that African
princess his daughters would have been
African princesses, too, wouldn't they? Well,
the captain had several lovely daughters,
and-wel one oe them poured our coffee for
us this morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03
LONDON LIKES THIS WAR SONG

Jack Norworth's song. Private Michael Cas-
sidy (pom-pom), V. c." recently sung in a
London theatre was the hit of the revue, Look
ing Around" The audience was whistling the
refrain after the very first verse And alto
gethcr Mr.. NOrworth must have sung about TO-.
All England will soon be humming that catchy
air One verse runs follows:
Who was it when he found his boots were leak
ing one day
Went out to get pair from German
straight away?
Who was it came back late and said I must
apologize,
I had to kill nineteen of them before I got my
size?
Cassidy, Private Michael Cassidy,
He's of Irish nationality;
He's the boy of wonderful audacity,
Private Michael Cassidy,
(bang) (bang) VIC.
London Chronicle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03
The sensualism of Music

CFrom international Music and Drama,)
The effects OF Music on the human organism
are Of two kinds-those which are essentially
material though unfelt and unnotice, as for
instance, those exerted on the stomach and
the intestinss. the heart and the lung which
are stimulated more or less by rapid and
Joyous sounds and these which are aesthetic
and not physiological. in the sense that the
feeling Of well-being they produce is resolved in
psychic JOY. in a real spiritual happiness. which
is the only positive aim Of art and the only
essential effect Of beauty.
We don't quite get this but then we've
only been going to the symphony concerts
a few years and our musical education amt
what you might call anished.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

perintendent of public
schools is the study of
local history. In this
subject he finds rccrcu-
tion; and additionally,
he ranks high amon-
the authorities. Very
few men are more ia
miliar than he with the
romance and drama of
the course of events in
this city of ours, and
when we speak Of "rO-
nance" and drama" In
I his connection W.,
share. though probably
not equally, Doctor
Garbcr's wonderful real
i2ation of the "human
"a Z. . ~ - ,p ., &, ., 81,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03
STILL TRYING TO DODGE SUBSIDIES

TSHE new ship-purchase bill, emanating
J. from Secretary McAdoo and Secretary
Redaeld, Is about bad as the one which
failed OF passage by the last Congress. 1t
calls for the appropriation OF S50,OO000O for
huilding between 100000 and 100000 tons OF
lnefchant ships Mr.. MeAdoo has not yet ex-
pla1ned where he can get this vast sum; but
fhaf Is a mere detail that should not worry
statesmen
TIE trainers OF the measure seem 10 have
discovered that the plan to charter a eorpO-
ration to run ships on losing routes and sell
! minority Of the capital stock 10 the public
uIfh 10 promise of diyidends had many OBJ
slaus defeets. They nov pro2sse L bs'isd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

Tom Daly's Column
To a Young Grandpop


A. j. Drexel Blddlc, is receiving congratulations
the birth Of n son.-News Itcm)
What's this. Tony! you a Grandpop?
Why I can't believe my earsl
Tempus certainly does fugit;
Simply gobbles up the yearsl
Gracious sakes! Why. l remember
(Seems like only last December)
How we hoofed it round this town,
Cub reporters then together,
Hunting newsy items down
In all sorts and kinds of weather
And / think wen both admit
Neither one of us was fit
For the star reporters berth
That's the simple truth of It;
Still our wages were no whit
More than you or 1 were worth.
But you didn't need to care,
You were soon to have n share
OF the a. j. d. estate.
when you came in for your pile,
Noull remember now and smile
How some journalistic mate,
Whom we needn't designate
Classified you as "a figure
OF most eminent renown,"
AS "the richest and the poorest
Young reporter in the town"
Twas a passing Joke at best
And its maker was a clown;
But the libel in the Jest
All! how we'll you've lived it down.
You have laborcd and achieved
And what, darlSly through glass,
First you saw and then believed
You have made to come to pass
So, a blessing on you, Tony,
And another blessing, too,
on the little lad whose coming
Makes a Grandpop out of you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

Wish you could have seen the rhododen-
dron bush in our garden yesterday morning.
The snow piling up in the cupped leaves had
brought back over night the waxen- bios
somed glory of last June. And Wister Wood,
as one of the light-hearted lovers of the
big trees, said, looked as If some one had
dumped the sugar shaker over it, Which
reminds us of a whimsical friend who came
out to call on US one winter day. Looks
like snow out here" he said Looks like
it?" we queried. why. man alive, it's snow
ing now!" Yes" he replied. "and / repeat,
it looks like snow out here. In the city It
doesn't"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03
CANCELLED

The special number of the Japan Advertiser
issued to commemorate the opening OF the Pan
anna Canal contains among other interesting
features, half page advertisement of the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company with 'canCeed"
printed i'm red ink across its face.
We presume the Advertiser went to press
carly and was compelled to take this method
of announcing the determination of American
shipping on the Pacific
Cancelled is the right word.-New York World
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03
NE Pass-Politics Are Greek TO us

Dear Tom-Head lines the second page
of tonight's paper announce that political fac
tions engaged in "pull-and-hall game
over Recorders name for safety head" The
close connection between the pull and the hall
is readily understood by any one familiar with
local politics but what is the recorders name for
safety head? Has it superseded the old-fash-
ioned head, and does it strike only on the
bOx2 A. Blk
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03
Local History Is Civics

There is no doubt that Phiadelphians. like
the people of most other great communities.
are wOfully ignorant of local history and that
they are missing whole lot of enjoyment and
profit because of that fact. Civic pride is los
ing good deal from the same cause; or, to
put II another way better knowledge OF the
history of Philadelphia on the part of its citi-
zens would help the community in thousand
ways. A good place to promote the knowledge
of local history is the schoolroom, and not
only the schooroom but the historic places in
and around Philld alpha. This sort OF educa-
ton Doctor CARRIER believes to be of great inn
portanCe, and considerable emphasis is
being placed upon it in the city schools this
year. Indoor instruction is being supplemented
by outdoor excursions. It's not history of the
dry homes" order, but the kind that reveals
the evolution Of thought, manners and GUS
toms, the changes in the life of the people the
kind that compares social environments. Some
of MS went TO school before the subject of his
tory had been humani2ed
Local history apparently, is to Doctor Gar
bCr a branch of ciycs. 'It is our aim" he
saws, "to treat every child n little citizen"
From speaking of his avocation we have come
10 speak of his professional work He, himself,
doesn't let one interfere with the other, so
porhars had better follow his example.
Doctor CARRIER has been student of history
just about all his life a fact which suggests
one of his chief 'haracJaristics. He is still the
student With Dr, c, Henry Kain, Is years
ago he took n leading part IN the formation
OF the City History Society of Philadelphia,
the good work Of which has been described in
estng history of Old Germantown and is the
author of n number Of historical monographs.
one of them deals with The Settlements on
the Delaware River Prior TO the Coming of
william Penn" and another is entitled THE
Walking Purchase and Other Indian Treaties
of Pennsylvania" 4" For some of his publica-
tions he has himself drawn maps, for the Doc
tor Is man Of varied accomplishments He
Is enthusiastic and expert with a camera in
his hands, and uses photography aid 10
his principal hobby. Along with his library of
Philadelphiana he has large and valuable col
lection of photographs os historic buildings and
sites in and around the city,
Yesterday he told me something of the liter
ary history Of Philadelphia. New England, l
learned, wasn't in ii beside Philadelphia along
about the Revolutionary period. Thirty paper
mills were kept busy hereabouts supplying
materials for books and newspapers while New
England had use for only three such factories.
Up TO the thrties this was the literary centre
of the country. Doctor CARRIER wouldn't belit-
tie the product OF that remarkable mutual ad-
miration and promotion society (or those two
societies) which hOurished in Boston and Con-
cord I'm the mid-CanturV.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03
OTHER REFORMS ALSO POSSIBLE

THE spoils system has not been entirely
l. eliminated but the delegates to the con-
vention of the National Civil Service Reform
League. which has just concluded its scs-
sions in this city. may well congratulate
themselves and the country on the progress
that has been made.
1t used TO he argued that unless there was
a clean sweep in the Offices from ianttor to
the highest department head every time
there was change in party control Of gov
ernment no one would take any interest in
public affairs But we have learned that
there are men who are willing to work for
their party because they believe in its prn-
cples. No broad-miuded political leader
would be willing TO go back to the old sys-
TEN under which he had to devote nearly all
of his time and energy to parcelng out the
offices and settling the disputes between dis
gruntled friends of the candidates who had
to be turned down. They have all discovered
that for every friend they make by putting
a man in Office they make half a dozen en-
euies.
When the Introduction of the merit system
into the civil service was proposed it was
denounced as visionary and impractcable.
It's success leads the optimsts to hope that
Other reforms, that seem impossible today,
may be wrought in another generation.
Every Philadelphan could make a list of
those for which some unmitigated optimist5
have been fighting for the past fifteen years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03
Teaching Hygiene Through Habit

Doctor CARRIER has written a number of books
on educational topics, and one of them, think
has been translated into Japanese. They show
that the author is exceptionally well versed in
current educational history, familiar with all
tendencies and experiments in the field where
he early found his life work. Doctor CARRIER
began teaching school TO earn money for nor
nal school and college expenses He was grad
uHted from the State Normal School at Ship
pensburg, and from the University OF Pennsyl-
v9uia, from which he received the degree of
Doctor Of Philosophy in 1887 He afterwards
attended a summer school at jena. For 80
years or so he has been connected with the
educational system of this city. coming here
as principal OF the Kenderton School and re-
ceivlng last month his appointment as super
intendent. AS associate superintendent his
work related largely TO the placement trans
fer and promotion OF teachers, and he thus
gained personal acquaintance with the teach
ig stah unequaled by that OF anybody else
in the department. This personal relationship
Is one Of the qualifications OF the present SUPER
intendent most highly valued by the teachers
and by the man himself.
Health and not local history. Is the big sub
iect. II one subject is really bigger than an
other. in the work going forward IN the schools
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

throurbout the story Of DIR. JOHN p. CARRIER.
Philadelphia Yesterday in conversation, he
seemed very much interested in an address
which somebody Is to give on THE PostotCes
of Philadelphia" but YOU can be very certain
that building specifications and mere chronol-
c"y nrc not the sources of attraction So the
superintendent OF schools has a very real COM
prehensicn OF how the boys and girls under
his charge feel about the dry-bones of his
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03
PHILADELPHIA'S
CHIEF OF SCHOOLS
Believes Local History Is Much
Undervalued - illustrates His
Books With His Own Maps

LIVERY man has his hobby. so tits sald but
IL it's excellence as a promoter of personal ef-
fcicncy is more generally recognized when we
call 1t an avocation. Lack of avocation,
thon is handicap. Moreover, an avocaton is
valuable for itself That of Philadephia's su-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03
The Solo Is Enough.

Dear Sir-I bumped into a fellow in the
Bellevue -Stratford orchestra tonight named
Romeo Cello-and he plays one. Anything funny
in that? l know il would be twice as funny if
the pianists name happened TO be p Ammo. but
il doesn't. j. b. G.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

Sr-Let me nominate n foursome for the
Pet Pest Cup. There is grave CONSERVATION
at one of the big golf clubs because of pro-
posed breach OF neutrality by certain members
who compose one OF the absolutely regular four
ball matches. 4 representative OF the German
Government happened TO them play a few
holes while ago, which holes an unusual
number OF balls lost. He subsequently
made the players offer of untold wealth to
play golf up and down the battle line, the idea
being that nobody or nothing could go through
them. It ~ understood that the offer is being
given serious consideration, not because OF the
money offered, but because OF the chance for
the players to show what they really can do.
Aitch II. Aitch.
The trouble some of our readers will have
in getting anything out of the golf crouch
above reminds MS of the fellow who said
Il know what Kyrie Eleison' means but all
the rest of the ritual is Greek to me" (And
even this, perhaps will be Greek to othersD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

When the country girds itself against for
eign foe, it must know that it is adequately
protected against those who would stab its de
tenders in the back. without hesitation and
without remorse.-Chicago Herald.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

A Western editor who recently wrote of
"The Evolution Of the Boy" clearly has none
of his own or he'd know that the word is
"Ebulition."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

The anti-Germans who believe that the
Kaiser is about to order all the prisoners OF
war shot TO save the cost OF feeding them
must be descended from the Englishmen who
knew that Napoleon breakfasted On new
born baby every day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

The Blankenburg administration was
lucky when it could get enough money to
carry on the ordinary expenses. The ex-
traordinary vigilance of the Finance Com
mittee seems TO have vanished with the re-
cent election
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

This is a conflict of force, and force alone
will bring 1t to termination. When one side
Or the other is exhausted peace will come and
not until then. That exhaustion may be pbvsi-
cal or may be financial, or both.-Washington
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

Mr. Roosevelt has shown the same qualities
of courage and vlgor. the same ability TO fv
the issues in public attention. combined with a
practically and hard sense, which the country
has found lacking in the Nebraskan.-Kansas
City Star.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

Senator Weeks admits that he is in the
hands of his friends, and ex-senator Root
has said that if he were nominated, Il should
feel it my duty to accept even if it killed me-"
They are both good Americans
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

According to Charlie seger, spending
money for this port is like throwing it into
a sewer" 1t may be added that that sewer
does not empty into the right pocket
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

Now We shall see whether the King of
Montenegro's refusal TO build good roads lest
they should make an Austrian invasion too
easy is good military strategy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

Unless all the iellyfsh in the United States
are also in Congress, there will be some leg
isIation passed that ought TO put quietus
on incendiarism.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

These slides in the Panama Canal are
little suspicious. With bomb -throwers ply
ing their trade. one never can tell.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

We cannot have Mr., Roosevelt with us
always so the next best thing is to get an
adequate army and navy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03
Pet Pests

Dear sir-NIy Pet Pest. since you seem to he
inviting this sort of thing, is the chap who fol-
lows me through doorway and leaves me hold
ing the door open. j. +. f.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

Another detective agency has lost it's IL
cense. 1t was caught with the goods,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

Millions for improvements but not one
cent for graft!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-03

The history Of eUcry successful man is the
history Of hard thinking and
persistent industry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-25
W HITS OFF RUDOLPH,
CHICAGOS ARE BLANKED
President Tener Assesses Iim-
norman. Evcrs and Quig-
ley 500 Each.

BosToS. July "i.-Dick Rudolph was
at the top OF his form to-day and as a
result Chitago got only two hits. one or
them so scratchE as to he nearer an
error for Herb Moran. Meanwhile the
Braves gathered eight safe blows off
Jimmy Lavender. ami witt them a single
tally. IN tn. NTH. and thus won the
game. Both benches and teams were as
quiet as a Sunday school party and it
became known after the am that Piesi-
dent Tener had ordered the umpires to
see that neither bench made any noise
during the time of play.
Red Murray had the only clean hit
Toy Chicago, that a single through second
In the seventh In I%Ioston's fifth Herb
Moran had a life on a FEEDERS choice,
stole second and scored on Evers's
single.
President Tener announced that Evers.
Zimmerman and Quigley had each been
fined 500 for their parts in Thursdays
trouble. Evers for failing to take his
base when ordered. Zimmerman for I'm
proper conduct on the field and Qulgley
for falling To handle the situation prop
erlN. The score