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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
SEVEN COMMANDMENTS

From the Kansas City Star.
"Seven commandments" for the guidance o.
people who live In the city have been issued N
the Brooklyn Tenement House Committee.
They are reprinted here because an obssf-
vance OF them will keep away disease lssssa
death and make people happier, more COM
Portable and contented.
Thou shalt honor thy nelghborhood and Keep
1t clean.
Remember thy cleaning day and keep
wholly.
Thou shalt take care OF thy rubbish heap
else thy neighbor will bear witness agalh's
thee.
Thou shalt keep I'm order thy alley. thy pasl
yard thy hall and Thy stairway.
Thou shalt not let the wicked fly breed
Thou shalt not kill thy neighbor by ignons
fire menaces or by poisoning the air with fug
bish and garbage.
Thou shalt not keep thy windows closed ea'
and night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
THE PRESENT

Though thou shouldst be going to live three
thousand years-and as many times ten thou
sand years-stil remember that no man loses
any other life than this which he now lives, nor
lives any other than this which he now loses
The longest and the shortest are thus brought
to the same. For the Present is the same to
ALL thou~h that which is Past is not the same;
and so that which Is lost appears to be n mere
moment. For a man cannot lose either the
Past or the Future; for what a man has not
how can any one take this from him?
The Present is the only thing of whnh a man
can be deprlved-if It be true that this Is the
only thing which he has, and that a man cam
not lose a thing II he has It not.-Marcus Au-
rellus.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

will give a fine impression OF the spirit which
animates the Belgians now.
But more difficult" Doctor Sarolea writes.
than the rebuilding OF burning villages and
cities will be the rebuilding of the compIex
fabric Of trade and industry And that fabric
will have to be built mainly with British ma
terial, whereas in the past 1t was built mainly
with German material It is mainly with the
assistance Of British capital that Belgian in
dustries will have to be reconstructed. Bel
gium will afford splendid field for British
enterprise, The economic motive will combine
with the patriotic motive to send British can't
tai to Flanders. The conscience of common
political Ideals, the same indomltable love n,
freedom will weld the two nations together
and the British-Begian Alliance will become a
powerful factor in the future destiny Of
Europe"
This idea OF the reconstruction OF tbs rop,-
mercial map Of Europe seems logical I'm the
light OF the developments of the war to date
Almost as great a surprise as the stoleisn q,
the Belgians themselves is the wonderful ac-
cord and oneness in the hearts of the strIcLan
people and their British guardians The re
lationship thus formed was spontaneous and
undoubtedly will prove lasting. For Belgium
can hope for little sympathy from GERMANY
regardless OF the result OF the war, and Great
Britain has long yearned for a foothoId IN
Conuhenlal Europe. As a result OF this
alliance Belgium will become at least as
strong a British dependency as Il was a Ger
man And Germany win ma that the scheldt
passage 70 the sea viii have to be paid for 10
Belgium and that it win ever remain source
OF worry TO the commercial aspirations OF The
e'f'neh empire VICTOR H LAWN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
.THE VACANT CHAIR

We shall meet but We shall miss him.
There will be one vacant chair
We shall linger to caress him,
While we breathe our evening prayer
When. year ago, we gathered,
Joy was in his mild blue eye,
But golden chord Is severed.
And our hopes in ruins lie.
At our fireside, sad and lonely,
Often will the bosom swell
At remembrance of the story
How our noble Willie fell
How he strove TO bear our banner
Through the thickest OF the hght
And uphold our country'S honor,
In the strength OF manhood's might
True, they tell us wreaths OF glory
Ever more win deck his brow,
But this soothes the anguish only
Sweeping Ger our heartstrings now
Sleep today, o early fallen,
In thy green and narrow bed,
Dirges from the pine ana cypress
MlnEle With the tears Ns ehed
Henry S. NF7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
LawIess Destruction of the Dresden

n1HE British Government has apologized TO
= chill for having sunk the Dresden when
thar vessel was interned and at anchor
within Gillian territorial waters Germans
claimed, II wiz be remembered, that the at
lack on the Dresden was in wanton defiance
IS the laws Of nations. The flag of truce
which the German cruiser flew was disre-
gaFded, wherefore her captain. II appears
blew up the magazine, preferring this mode
of destruction 10 any other.
It makes no difference. OF course, whether
the Dresden had accepted internment or not.
CalH had not requested British vessels to
eafoFee Gillian DEGREES. There was but one
pfoner course for the English ships TO pursue.
aad thai Was 20 wait outside for the Dres-
aen thex feit convinced thai she would
eak her internment in defiance of Chilian
fhofIlF Germany explains her violation
nalaiQm oa ne ground Of what Berlin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
Strikeless Emplovers

The answer is that the laboring man wants
something more than power lie has a deep
seated dislike of being thought a species Of
being separate and removed from the being
who employs him and pays him wages The
dislike is so fierce that he will even consent
to work for smaller wages for a man who
treats him a man like himself. Every
strkcess employer has this simple yet mys-
torious power of getting along with his men
They like it well enough to take it as part
payment of wages. That's how much they
want 1t. New England Is full of businesses
that are owned and operated by men never
seen by the! employers. And New England
has seen serious strikes fomented by that
as much by a desire for higher wages.
There is another merit of the Dennson
scheme. 1t acknowledges that an employe
has something more than two willing hands.
He also has pride and self-respect. Give
man something to own and his ambition will
work faster than his muscles, That is the
best reason Of all why the Dennison idea
ought to work. It does not stop With setting
a new value to work. II sets a new value
to the worker
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
Out Goes the Public Service Commission


DANG. Out goes the Public Service Com
ID mission!
The Governor is the biggest surprise pack
age drawn in the game of politics in many
a long day. No innocent lamb this time,
pawn in the hands of experienced leaders,
but a great big American who thinks for
himself and acts for himself; better Re-
publican because he is an independent also
What the Governor intends to do about
the commission is uncertain His with
drawal of the nominations of the present
members indicates however, that some at
least of them will be permitted to retire
permanently. That the commissioners
will be men of strength may be taken for
granted. 1t is particularly necessary that
they should be, so far as Philadelphia ia
concerned. for they will have the authority
TO exercise veto the transit plans, and
before them, too. must come the question
Npf electric light rates.
The commission erred grievously in the
rate hearing when it took the railroads into
Its confidence and informed them in advance
of its decision. Particularly lamentable was
its action in continuing to hold public hear
ings after it had already determined what
TO do. This impaired public confidence in
the body, although criticism of the commits
sion was remarkably lenient, due TO the
general feeling that it had erred simply in
Judgment Nevertheless, the Governors ac-
tion will appreciably clear the atmosphere
He Is a man to strike boldly and without
quibbling. There are about him, in other
words, qualities which attract the multi
tude and inspire it with confidence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

Imagined Belgium might do IL she were not
violated. England cannot AFFORD to practice
similar iawlessness and offer the same sort
Of excuse I'm extenuation.
The difference is that London is quick to
apologize. Nevertheless. the destruction Of
the Dresden in the circumstances will remain
black stain on Englands flag and a stigma
on the record OF the officer primarily respon-
sible for the outrage
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

% Century-"The Fall or Rise of Social
ism"
CO. Current Opinion--"Effects Of the War
on the Progress of Social Reform"
go Atlantic Monthly" National Eff
cheney Under Free Governments
CD Forum Collectivism."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
WELCOME, SWEET sPRINGTIME

A buebird springs upon the ledge,
\ lark sits singing in the hedge,
Sweet perfumes scent the balmy air,
And life Is brimming everywhere.
What lark and breeze and bluebird sing
Is Spring, Spring, Spring!
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

Doubtless there are Philadelphians who
never saw the Liberty Bell at home who
viii insist on seeing It in San Francisco
There are people who live IN this city and
have been an over the world. except that
pars Of It within our corporate lines
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

The Germans did no more to Mr.. Pinchot
than Pennsylvania did, and perhaps he was
as much at home in Belgium as he ever
was in Pennsylvania.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

Reports Of war between Japan and China
seem absurd. Why should Japan go to war
when it is getting everything It wants by
simply demanding It?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

There is a general feeling that the next
Secretary Of the Navy will have a job on
his hands.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

Are you a banker? Mr., Williams will get
you If you don't watch out
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

Holding office is just dreading the Brum-
baugh broom one day after another.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16
Work Worth More Than Wages

It is bold experiment, but the man who
will follow its fortunes without hope for its
success is not man to be envIed Even
the laboring man has come to see that every
strike costs more than 1t ever gains That
stopping work in order to improve work is
a poor method Of improvement is becoming
as clear a maxim as the in1cxiblc rule that
brings four out of the addition of two and
two. We should long ago have seen the
last strike if we had earlier seen the real
reason why strikes occur. II is only on the
surface that a strike occurs for higher
wages, for more liberties or for shorter
hours. The real and deep reason why a
man strikes is because he wants more
power And he has been expressing that
desire in terms of dollars and cents because
those are the only terms he has been taught
thus far to understand. To resort again to
metaphor, the poor husband has had spells
of getting his back up in defiance of his
rich and arbitrary wife, The worker,
though without money has had a persistent
sense Of the investment value of his time
and his labor And the strike has been the
only means-a crude and repelIent means
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

What are Braves to Phillles?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-16

pany have not given their employees extra
wages in weekly instalments. They have
given them the company outright, IL not to
have and TO hold in its entirety, at least to
own it In part and To run It altogether.
They ask every man in their employ to be
his own Henry Ford.
A Revolutionary Step
The details Of this new and revolutionary
step in the history Of industry have been
made familiar enough by now. The rich
wife has decided over not tho whole of her
propcrty-not more than a fourth Of it-but
the husband is TO run the house To speak
in cash figures rather than in figures of
speech, the old stockholders in a s60Oo.O 900
concern are to keep St500.tO0 worth Of pre-
ferred nonvoting stock and the employees
are to divide among themselves 81, 900 900 of
common and voting stock, and run the busl-
ness. For various reasons this is not an
abject surrender on the part of the former
owners Of tho Dennison concern. 1t is not
even an outright act Of charity, not a free
gift. Something more than common hand
labor is required to run the manufacture Of
paper novelties. Most Of the Dcnnison en-
ploycs are highly traned-ong trained in
the busincss-and have served for long
periods of time. Even so, this stock is to
ne b"NNI Only bF Ill'Se fIflplONcS whose
brains have been worth at least 5000 a year
to themselves and to the concern. But all
tho others arc to share in tho profits Of the
business. And 10 all Of them Is held out
the prospect of working up to position
worth 5000 or more and to a voice in the
management Of tho concern.
In other words. for the first time labor is
recognized as actual cash in the purchase
Of company stock. The energy Of the human
hand has been made legal tender
1t is question Of secondary Importance
whether this IS a practical economic scheme.
The matter of prime Importance about 1t Is
It's moral aspect The question-wil it
work?-will be answered not by economies,
but by morals. Will those Dennison en-
ployes work well when bossed by them
selves as when bossed by men they never
see? If the Ford experiment is, as the old
lady said, "any centurion to 20 by" the
Dennison scheme will work.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23

his OFFER VIM HOLD GOOD FOR Owe WEEK
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
PASSING OF THE HORSE
Edison mVents Light Storage Battery
For Delivery Wagons.

II is the beginning of the end of the
horse. Horses in the future will only
be used as ornaments. Their com
value will be nothing"
Thomas A. Edison laughed yester-
day at his plant at West Orange. n. j..
as he surveyed another of his accom-
storage battery for de-
livery wagons. Before half a hun
dred experts he explained the mechan-
ism They stood awe-stricken as the
light horseIess dilevery wagon rolled
around the yard
Mr.. Edison has reached an agree
ment with a vehicle company for the
distribution of the wagons. Before
entering upon the agreement he stipu-
lated that the wagons must be sold at
such a price as to place them within
reach of the corner tradesman. who
could not supplant his horse and wag-
on with an expensive automobile de-
livery wagon.
The famous laboratory building with
in the walls of which Mr.. Edison has
perfected the hundreds of inventions
which have revolutionized the prog
ress of the world, is undergoing its
first change since it was erected in 1927
Men were put to work yesterday tear
ing out his wooded window sills and
ibstituting them with fireproof win
dows. we have to keep up with the
times" Mr.. Edison said.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
PERSONAL MENTION
Those Who Come And Those Who Go
---0ur Floating Population.

Miss Mary Sturmer, Of New York,
who hss been visiting her sister, Mrs.
VIM. Perlitz. has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Miller and fam
lily Of West Annapolis. were Sunday
guests Of Mrs. Jennie Evans.
Mrs. Robert Seible, who has been
visiting Mr.. Frank Adams. has return
ed to b ? home in Annapolis.
Lieut.. Keester. U. S. N, is at
home on leave which he is spending
with his family at the residence Of
his wife's mother. Mrs. Eugene Worth
ington, Duke of Gl ucester sreet.
Mrs. Norman (nee Julia Tisdale)
and children are visiting her neither.
Mrs. K. D. Tisdale, Green street.
The Misses Shea have closed their
cottage at Arundei-on-'he-Bay and re.
turned TO their home in Washington.
Mr. William Young, Jr., Of Phila-
de!phia, representing international Ty-
biographical Union, was in this city to-
day. on business with the Union.
Miss Read Lockwood has been visit
ing her sister Mrs. Sturdy at "The
Anchorage, 7 Shipwright street.
Miss Katharine Walton, president
OF the Civic League. has returned
home after fortnight's absence.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
MUSIC AND MIRTH
THE SOIREE SINGERS.
Opening Day Of the Lyceum Festival
Monday, Sept. q.

Each day of the Lyceum Festival
will include a musical organization of
ability. The Soiree Singers will ap-
pear on the first day. a group of enter
tainers who have had continued sue
cess before the public.
This is mixed quartet. aud it is
doubtful if a better could be found
anywhere. Their program is remark
able for its versatility, including COM
edy sketches in costumes. character
songs. readings and impersonations.
They will treat the audience to solos,
duet and quartets.
One Of the novelties of this company's
entertainment that has won univer-
sal commendation is Harry Long
street, mpersonatiOn of Harry Lsu-
der, the famous Scotch comedian and
singer lie would make the appear
ance of this company notable even
were there not three co-stars accom-
panying him. He impersonates the
Scotch comedian and singer with strik-
ing accuracy and bring To the charac-
ter all of the quaint humor of which
he is so sbundantly possessed.
OF the three remaining members of
the Soiree Singers it may be said that
Mrs. La Viness is a most capable and
charming soprano. Mr.. Thomas is very
pleasing as a tenor-in fact, every
member will add to the delightfulness
of the program at their every appear
snce They will give two entertain
ments, one in the afternoon. the other
in the evening.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
ADJ. GENERAL ELATED
TRAINING CAMP ASSURED.
Major Rilev and Capt. Myers Appointed
Official Observers of N. Y.
National Guard.

Adjutant General Charles f. Mack
lin was elated today over the assured
success of the training camp which
will begin work at Saunders Range.
near Glen Burnie, this county. on Sat-
urday. General Mscklin stated that
he was assured of the attendance of
over 100 volunteer student soldiers.
He was also pleased at the action of the
School Board of Baltimore city in pass
ing the order for the formation of
cadet corps at the Baltimore City Col
lege and Polytechnic Institute.
The success of the training camp is
due entirely to the persistent efforts
of General MackliD. At one time.
little interest appeared to be taken in
the movement, but General Macklin
continued his efforts with most sue
cessful results. There is little doubt
that it will now be q regular feature,
with greater interest each year.
Major Hugh r. Riley and Captain
Louis B. Myers. of this city, are
among the official observers of the
concentration of the New York City
National Guard which will take place
in Van Courtland Park on Saturday.
They have been designated by General
Macklin among those who will repre-
sent the Maryland National Guard on
that occasion, and will make such OBJ
servations and notes as will be useful
to the work of the local organizations
of the Maryland Guard.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
BOOK LORE.
What the October Magazines Contain
Of Interest to Readers.

Means and methods of transporta-
tion have had so much to do with hu-
man development that it is not strange
that large amount of inventive in
genuity should be devoted to locomo-
tion. Every number of Popular Me-
chanics Magazine contains something
new in this line.
la the October issue many unusual
vehicles are described, with illustra-
tions. Among these are racing mo-
torboat of an entirely new type: a gi-
gantic aeroplane with twin fuselages
and carving machine guns, now being
used by the German aerial corps: a
small low-priced machine chasing
somewhere between motorcycle and
a toy auto; binding machine with a
big hoop for negotiating flooded fields:
new type of motorboat for recover
ing torpedoes; motor gypsy van of
luxurious proportions and furnishings;
a cart drawn by team of four trained
pigs; and several others.
Besides these many of the most in
teresting features relate to transpor-
tation in one way or another. For in
SSahCSs 1ue new dHuuidr periScOpe winch
is the theme for the handsome October
cover design, enables the observer in
q submarine to scan the horizon as
well as view specific objects.
The Eastland" disaster, the oues-
tion of national preparedness, "Seut-
ting American Ships, Better Times
Here, !" "U. S. Dollar Becomes
Worlds Standard. " and Fire Depart
ments for Hire" are discussed edi-
torialIy by H. H. Windsor.
Other features Of special interest
are: New Engine Works on Gas
and Steam :" "Radium Extracted
Cheaply by Government Experts;"
Lake Boats Enter Ocean Steamship
Service" Triumph of Wings is
Theme of Marine Flying Trophy"
. Successful Gas Turbine Made in
Switzerland" Horns Clear Streets
for Fire Department; :" Cars of New
Design Built for Gotham Subways;"
Drill Boat That Lifts Itself Out of |
Water etc.
The Shop Notes and Amateur Me-
chanics departments contain the usual
amount of interesting and practical /
material. .elucidated by many diagrams
and sketches.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
FEAST OF TABERNACLES
BEGAN LAST EVENING.
Program of Observance BY Hebrew
Residents VIII Continue for
Eight Days

Sukkoth, or the Jewish feast of tab
ernacles, was ushered in by the He
brews at sundown last evening when in
all the temples elaborate displays OF
the products Of the field were shown.
The feast is ESSENTIALLY one to inter
est children, and IT is Il time when it is
declared Israel revives its love for the
soil and makes public avowal Of the
fact that even industrial civilization
depends primarily upon the elements OF
nature. The feast viii continue for
eight days.
Judaism, it is declared, is a religion
IN the very micst IF the passions. aepi-
rations and complications Of life. and
endeavors. not merely to fortify men
in their difficulties as to the daily bread
but also to keep them moral, large
hearted and just, and in this work, it is
explained, the feast of Sukkoth aids
largely by bringing back to man a re
minder of his dependence on the soil.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
ONE HUNDRED VISITORS
ARRIVE VIA w. B. & A.
Large Tourist Party Opens the Season
advertising Annapolis.

A party Of one hundred people ar
rived here this afternoon over the
Wash ngton. Baltimore and Annapolis
Electric Line.
It was practically the opening Of
the tourist season and the party of
tourists came from WiIliamsport.
Penn, on Seeing Annapolis trip.
The tourist season here was prac-
tically inaugurared today with the
w, B & A which brings many people
from all over the county here through
out the season A guide is furnished
by the Electric Line company and the
visitors sre shown the points Of inter.
est at the Naval Academy and
throughout the city
The W. r. & A. has done and is do.
ing much to advertise Annapolis by
bringing these tourist parties here.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-23
HARRY LoNGSTREET IMPERsoN-
ATING HARRY LAUDER.

AS has already been announced in
The Evening Capital, the Lyceum F'es-
tival will be held here for three days,
Sept. 81, 2S and 90 There are to be
full programs on the afternoons and
evenings of these days. The season
ticket, which will include admission to
everythi ing will cost one dollar.
Tickets are to be had of members
of the Civic Lsegue. through whose
Endorsement Annapolis is to be favored
with this Festival, or at Green's.
Smiths and Feldmeyers' Drug Stores,
Mrs. Strange's millinery store and he
Capital Office.