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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-30

Congressman Montague's bill 10 pro-
vide for aerial coast guards should
strike responsive cord at Newport
News, where everybody is learning to
fly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-30

markable. Before the City Engineers
department kept diagram OF pipee
underground, as wac the custom IN
the days or half century ago, Mr.
harHman could locate them from
memory. having watched them when
they were put down.
In many instances whore moderA
drawings failed to show pipes laiH
years ago he was called on to helm TIE
CITY department. He was placed On
the retired list of the Gas Departs
ment five years ago.
he 70 survived by three daugftera.
Mrs. Nellie Wood, Mrs. Mary Nel@
son and Mrs. Emma J. Kidweil. md
three sons, John H.. Charles a. ana
Frederick Fl. Burkman.
Funeral announcement win b
made later.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-30

The boom of II. Coleman DUPONT
for the Republican presidential nomi-
nation seems 10 have promptly blown
up from spontaneous combustion --
Nirginian- rilot.
What's the use OF being President
when you arc In q position To own the
earth by swapping powder and gun
cotton for il?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-30

Wc tqat en,huse over the unde-
elra ,lgrant. he he man bird
or ises tIu immigration laws have
always beel, too lax. and We viii have
good reason to want to tighten the
reins after the European war closes
In the meantime there ought to
be some way Of bringing up Ia short
stop these people who are not satis-
nea with 1se natural drntzcns, Of our
Fields and forests and seck TO bring
In undesirable additions thereto,
The man who imported the English
sparrow imposed a nuisance on the
American people far-reachine in its
detrimental influence. Now II depel-
CPS that the English starting is max
ing itseh ar even more undesirable
immigrant We don't know who is
respenslhlc for bringing the starting
10 America, bat Ne deserves 20 have
his picture In the same han Of fame
with the importer ri the sparrow
nuisance Dumb Animals" peri
oaical devoted 10 the interests Of the
hirds and bessiies. saws of tbs sta
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-30

feeling that he will deliver the
goods" Richmond will shortly see
the saloons close for good and all
happy day-and it viii want a man
In the Mayors office who will make
il his business to see that the law IS
enforced.
Richmond loo, wants man In the
Mayors office who is ready to assume
his fun share Of the burden in enforc-
ing the law and who will backstsnd
the police force in their efforts to that
end
We are not called on to disparage
Mr. Hawkins opponents in order to
find reasons for nrging his nomina-
ton lie fills ehe bill. and nils it we'll.
why look further? Vote for Haw-
kins
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-30

We had thought that West Point
would have been in the running for
that new lime grinding plant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-30

The Mexican attitude-any Mexican
bandit Is better than a grinso.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-30
Earl Ealies

Especial to The Richmond virsinian. i
Surry. Va. March 2s.-EarI Ellis
died Wednesday morning at s O'Clock
at the home of his parents. Mr.. and:
Mrs M. Ellis, OF this place. Death
was due to pneumonia. He was taken
Ill Tuesday OF last week He va
eisnteen years OF age and a young
disposition. He was loved bv fbe 49,.
tire community. He Is survived ~
his parents and one sister, an a.
Surry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-30

Especial to The. Richmond vtreiniA L. ~
Accomac. Va. March 2y,--Mrs. EIf-
zabeth J. Dunaway. wife OF Dr. Al.
Dunaway. pastor of DrummondtovrsS.
Baptist Church. died at her home h1x1
OF paraiysis on Tuesday nfterneof
March 20, aged ffty-eight years. Fvt4
neral services conducted BY Dr. anArirS
w. Melton, will % held ii AccoI,acs
Vaa on Thursday morning. March 81t
Interment Will be In Edxehill Gene
terry A
Mrs. DunAway was woman Of rarA
literary attainments and wns leAdS1
without knowing III It may be trut1yS
fully said OF her that her entire 1j(o
was spent for others 0ratituds Auz(
teristics ~ her life Her hushA n ~ \
adopted daughter. sister II ME-
E1as md bfothsr n San w. -
Tex. ouxNtN4 slss /. u ii 4 s9s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-30

.fsince it's Introduction into this
~nuiairy twenty five years az .,
fhe starting has Increased IN NUM-
i1ers SO rapidly that in Taaf1s 10
talities il has become positive
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-30

Is. ecial TO The Richmond virginian.,
WOODSTOCK. Va, March 2s. Thas
funeral Of Mrs. Robert Shipe was lhel&
yesterday afternoon from the home III
ner sister. Mrs. William Burch, In tl,f6l
piace. Mrs. Shipe died at her horna,s
near Staunton, Saturday. following II
brief illness She is survived ~ kara
husband. seven small children. hefI
mother. three brothers and three No.,
ters- Her age was thirty seven ye4ra
Services were conducted by REV. nv.
NJ Noacker, Of the Reformed Church:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-30
THIRTY DEAD

CONTINUED From First Page.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08
ENLIGHTENMENT AND CITIZENSHIP

To the Editor Of Evening Ledger:
Sir-Your editorial on 1.-THE Vocation OF Cti-
zenship leads me to say that citizenship
should be relative to enlightenment and not
lightenment relative to the political caprices OF
citizenship
Intelligence and education must precede the
vote
Wisdom must precede world darkness.
Enlightenment Is absolute.
Literacy must precede votes.
There is no liberty that is sane that is not
based first on enlightenment.
There can be no justice or equity for the plain
man that is not based on the enlightenment OF
a greater equity for the poor man and the
plain man.
American civilization and American culture
place no eternal premium the stubborn, mar
row-minded fool simply because the narrow
minded fool Is a plain man and poor man.
Our patriotism is educationally complex.
Our actions and views at the polls prove that
all theoretically equal to express our
selves hordes of ignorant rowdies, rufians
and semisavages.
Is light the equal of darkness?
American civilization and American culture
imply the possibility of general enlightenment
immeasuraby above the narrowing influence
of the cruel specialized lines of the narrowest
of vocations-in unwearyng avaricious indus
trial money-malting sense.
We have the choice between two ideals:
Our American civilization only secure to
us, al an expression of American culture and
world culture, the greatest national morality,
happiness and liberty to the extent that we
broaden the scope of our national enlghten-
ment. PROF. HENRY G. WALTERS,
President Plant Research Institute.
Langhorne, Pa, February s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08
THE NUMBER SEVEN

The number seven is the favorite of literature
whether religious or secular.
The seven archangels are Michael, Gabriel
Raphael, Uriel, Chamuel Zophiel and Zadkiel
The seven Bibles the Bible, the Koran,
the Eddas the Tripitaka, the Five Kings the
Three Vedas and the Zend-Avesta The seven
champions of Christendom: st. George of Eng
land, It. Denis of France, st. James of Spain,
st. Anthony of Italy, ST. Andrew of Scotland
st. Patrick of Ireland, st. David of Wales, The
seven crosses (eccesiasticaD are the Greek cross
the Latin cross, the Maltese cross, st. Andrews
cross, the Larrainese cross the Egyptian cross
and Constantne's cross.
The seven bodies recognized by the alchemist
were gold, symbolized by the sun; silver SYM
bolized by the moon; iron, symboized by Mars;
quicksilver. symbolzed by Mercury; lead sym
bolized by Saturn; tin, symbolized by Jupiter;
copper, symbollzed by Venus. The seven hills
of Rome are the Capitoline the Palatine the
Aventine, the Caelian, the Esquline, the OUR
inal and the Viminal. Ruskin's seven lamps of
architecture are the lamp of sacrifice, the lamp
of truth, the lamp of power the lamp of
beauty, the lamp of life, the lamp of memory
the lamp of obedience. In the Middle Ages
Arts, which were considered to be arithmetic
geometry astronomy music, logic, rhetoric
grammar Pope wrote of
Good sense. which only is the gift OF heaven.
And, though no science, fairly worth the seven.
History records the Seven Days Battle lin
the Peninsular Campaign of the American Civil
War)i the Seven Days War (between Austria
and Prussia for supremacy in Germany 1860;
the Seven Years War; the Seven Years Can
tvity; the Seven Weeks War.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08
ROOTS OF PROSPERITY IN THE SOIL

HNHE Four-State Country Life Conference,
i now in session in this city will probably
pass without exciting oyermuch attention,
in the fashion of a number OF important
things, The conference has no spectacular
attributes, and it is even hard to get news
out of it. But it is vastly and vitally inclu-
sive of the interests of Philadelphia and of
the country.
Many years have passed since industry,
rather than agriculture. became the symbol
of the East, and in this section, more than
in the West. agriculture has Jagged behind
The conference is only one OF a number OF
efforts to industrialize farming, to Introduce
scientific methods on the field and modern
comforts in the farmers home
II the cost OF living does not drop as a
result Of the conference It will not be
through lack Of brains; but even that de-
sired end is not necessary object. This city,
as a metropolitan centre for farming com
munities about it, has an interest apart from
the price of vegetables. For the welfare Of
agricultural communities Is the indispensa-
bls condition upon which the prosperity Of
cities can be maintained Industrial ana
commercial As the tons Of the city may be.
il has Is roots IL the son and must turn 10
the sol s. every crisis of is career.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08

SLUSH AND SIDEWALKS

To the Editor Of EueninJ Ledger:
Sr--In the course of an hours walk last Sat
urday afternoon L passed three public schools
in the northern section of the city. The side
walks surrounding each of the schools were COW
cred with thick slush. indicating that no at
tempt had been made to remove the snow of last
Wednesday. From this infer the city considers
itself exempt from the ordinance pertaining to
the removal of snow from the sidewalks, and,
incidentally, there quite a few thousand
householders who evidently lay claim to the same
exemption, judging from the condition of the
pavements during the last five days However,
am writing this to suggest that, since the City
Fathers find themselves unable to provide a
means for removing the from around the
public school buildings, the several principals
designate a couple of battaons of the sturder
pupils to perform this duty. You can bet the
boys would like it, and the snow would fly
Philadelphia, February. w. S, w.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08
DR.. Alexander Hamilton in Philadelphia

Saturday June 0. 1744-Ths morning there
fell light rain, which proved very refreshing,
the weather having been very hot and dry for
several days. The heat in this city Is excessive,
the suns rays being reflected with such power
from the brick houses, and from the street
pavement which is brick; the people commonly
awnings of painted cloth or duck over their
shop doors and windows and at sunset throw
gives sensible cool They are stocked with
plenty of excellent water in this city, there
being pump at almost every fifty PAGES dis
tance.
There are n great number of balconies to their
houses where sometimes the men sit in n cool
habit and smoke.
The market in this city is perhaps the largest
in North America. 1t is kept twice a week.
upon Wednesdays and Saturdays. The street
where it stands, called Market street, is large
and spacious, composed of the best houses in
the city.
They have but one publcll clock here. which
strikes the hour, but has neither index nor dial
plate 1t is strange they should want such an
ornament and conveniency in so large place,
but the chief part of the community consisting
of Quakers they would seem to shun ornament
in their publick edihces well as in their ap-
parel or dress,
The Quakers have two large meetings; the
Church of England great church in Second
street, and another built for Whitefed in which
one Tennent. a fanatic, now preaches; the
Romans one chapel; the Anabaptists one or two
meetings, and the Presbyterians two
(To BE CoNTINUED)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08
NOT AS 1 WILL

Blindfolded and alone / stand
With unknown thresholds on each hand:
The darkness deepens as l grope,
Afraid to fear, afraid TO hope;
Yet this one thing / learn TO know,
Each day more surely as l go
That doors are opened, ways are mada
Burdens are lifted or are laid
By some great law unseen and still
Unfathomed purpose to fulfill
mot as l will"
Blindfolded and alone wait
Loss seems too bitter, gain too late;
Too many burdens in the load I
And too few helpers On the road;
And JOY is weak and grief is strong.
And years and days so long. so long;
Yet this one thing learn TO know,
Each day more surely as I GO
That am glad the good and IN
BY ehangeless law are ordered stin.
mot as l will"
mot as I viii, sound grows sweet
Each time my lips the words repeat
Not as / wlllp' The darkness feels
More safe than light when this thonght ST.,
Like. whispered voice 70 calm ana bIess
All unrest and All loneliness
MOT as 1 Hlll. because tie One
Who loved y urzt ana best has eaa.
BEFORE ns % the read. and an
#aH p uasE Fl HIS lo4e falaiE
Aat as sc aI1s Fss.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08

Every believer in preparedness should be
encouraged by the action of the House yes
terday in passing without dissenting vote
. bin increasing by one-third the number
OF midshipmen at Annapolis. Each SEN
ator and Representative is authorized by the
bin TO appoint three instead of two young
men to the Naval Academy. There was no
opposition either. to the appropriation of
100000 to equip the Mare Island Navy Yard
TO build battleships and OF 100000 to en-
large the equipment OF the New York yard.
The leaders OF both parties united in de-
manding that speedy action be taken to put
the nation in condition to maintain its self
respect. The Senate is expected to respond
aa heartily to the undoubtsd sentiment of
zhe people.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08
Opportunity

Editor of "Whdt Do You Knoto"-I had cF
of the late Senator Ingalls, poem on "opW
tunity" but have lost it. VIII you be h
enough to help me in getting another eopy9
KANSAS
Master of human destinies am I.
Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps EIa
Cities and fields l walk: penetrate
Deserts and seas remote, and, passing BY
Hovel and mart and palace, soon or late
l knock unbidden once at every gate!
If sleeping, wake-if feasting, rise before
turn away 1t is the hour of fate,
And they who follow me reach every state
Mortals desire, and conquer every foe
Save death; but those who doubt or hesitate
Condemned to failure, penury and woe
Seek me in vain and uselessly implore
answer not and I return no more.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08
QUIZ

l. Who are the Danbury Hatters2
g. What cities have reserve banks under the ~,
financial system?
8. What great convention will meet in PhlssdL
phia In June?
4. Name three great London newspapers.
5. Who is Yuan Shi-Kai?
6. The failure of a Philadelphia firm preclplt,h,
the panic of 1878. What firm was Il?
7. To what city was the Government Of Ftsn.
transferred just before the Battle Of d.
NIarne?
8. Is Jacksonville, Fla, east or west Of PhEs.
delpha?
0. Who wrote "Our Mutual FRIEND?
10. Who is Champ Clark?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08
SPEAKING THE
PUBLIC MIND
Opera in Philadelphia-Keeping the
Sidewalks Clean-Letters From
Readers on Topics of General
and Timely Interest
To the Editor of Eucning Ledger:

Sir-I would like to comment on your editorial
of Saturday and express my appreciation of the
same in regard to humiliation of Germany.
do not think any right action will humiliate any
man government For by their deeds you
may know them"
lean citizen that any government order the
killing of any one, much less the citizens of this
country, and have this country accept apology
or money for it.
And, while every errs, there should be no
humiliation to any one to acknowledge their
errors
My own humble opinion is that this country
should have her vessels and her citizens not
be compelled to ride in other country's ships to
transact business, However, If they do, the
high seas should be free as public highway
in this country in borrowed cart.
WILLIAM w. MASON.
philade1nhia Eehruarv
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08
Franklin's Toast

Editor Of "Whdt Do You Rnoto"-Can you asl
me to find the toast which Franklin is sza I
have proposed at Versailles, when he compAiH
Washington to JoshuaP
RIDGwAY LIBRARi
Franklin, the English Ambassador ana =
French Minister Vergennes were dining
gether at Versailles when toast from each " ~
called for The British Ambassador toasted =
King with George the Third. who, like ths =
in its meridian. spreads a lustre Throughout :.
enlightens the world" The French Minister y -
arose with his glass and drank TO THE ~.
trious Louis the Sixteenth, who like the ~
sheds his mild and benignant rays on ana
fiuences the globe" Franklin with great glas
then called on the company to drink TO -
Washington, commander of the Amsn.1
armies. who, like Joshua OF old, commandsq =
sun and the moon to stand still, and they oas-
him"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08

With the dismissal of the baseball suit,
without prejudice, the great war comes to
an end officially. The protesting owners of
thu Baltimore Federal League Club may be
sdisgruntled, but there seems to be a power
higher than the formalities of law in base
ball. which is the desire of the fans and
their ability to support teams. Enthusiasm
engendered in Federal League cities where
no other major league club existed is bound
10 accrue to the teams left in control In the
other cities, where a team was added to
major league representation, the change win
also be for the better. Fortunately for this
city 1t was left alone throughout.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08

The newest developments about saonica
are reported from Athens, and the official
news comes from the Greek Government
itself. This is as it should be, for it was un-
derstood that the Teutonic allies bought
Greek neutrality with the promise that Bull
garian soldiers should not touch Hellenic
soil 1t seemed to matter very much to Con-
ssantine, this separation of armies at the
Greek border, because Bulgaria is an hered-
itary enemy and Germany is not. The news,
incidentally. is that Bulgarian soldiers have
driven back French outposts, have crossed
the Greek frontier and are prepared to stay
across
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08

have the idea that this is the kind OF stun we
want, isn't there some way in which we can
redeem ourselves? What is the opinion of your
Music Editor on this subject? w. l.. II. B.
Philadelphia, February 9.
LNotc.-Comment on the opera, the repertoire
and the artists sent here by the Metropolitan
has been freely made in the columns of the
EVENING LEDGER devoted to musical criticism.
In some respects that comment has agreed
with the writer. In others, not. The opinion
of the music editor is, after all, of no inn
portance in comparison with the opinion of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EVENING LEDGER.l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08

Editor of ''Whdt Do You Rnoto"--SOme II
ago 1 heard a song about Mother in which !
singer spells the word thus: -
NJ is for the million things she's done for you
o is only that she is growing old.
T is for the tears that she has shed for you
II is for the heart that is all gold.
e is for eye where CLEANS the love light
r is for
1 don't remember what "R' stands for and
would like to know the name of the song II pa
sible. RALPH SCHEIRER
Bath, Pa.
Perhaps some reader can answer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08
THE FITLER SCHOOL CASE

TO the Editor OF EDehtn9 Lcdger:
Sir-May have the courtesy of your columns
to deny the truth of the statements recently
appearing in an evening newspaper connecting
the Stonemen and of it's officers with the
trouble at the Fitler School? / have made
statements whatsoever concerning the activities
of the Stonemen or of the Rev. J. Wallace
Green. HOLMAN WHITE,
Superintendent, District No. g.
Philadelphia, February 7.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08

- Fifty-two million five hundred thousand
dollars is to be the capital of the new cor
operation to take over the business of the
United Drug Company and the Rilter-Hege-
man Company. Then we shall have sys-
tenn of chain drug stores rivaling the IA
nous Woolworth 1O-cent stores. The coun-
try has moved a long way from the day
when the tea companies first began to es-
tabllsh chain stores in different cities and
give away cheap china with pound OF tea.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08
U. s. MARINE BAND RECORDS
The Plot Thickens

81 tried to get some information for you"
writes B. f. b.. about that flag of the
'Penna Lumberman's Association and here's
what c. f. W., of Media, who is mixed up
in the thing POLITICALLY. replies in part
Dear Il. +. B--Your note received 1 hasten
TO reply. You note that "a" is used for "eH
and ask the reas,n ~" 1 do not know Put
why complaint Ii "a" seems not to please 'u''
fix it, for change like that is always made
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08

Msaicai men win await further details
before accepting the report from the Ha-
Nailan Islands that the investigators Of
tie United States Public Health Service have
proved that leprosy is hereditary It has
hitherto been supposed that It was eommu-
nzeaEed through contact with a person az
zsetsd or with articles handled BY the af-
Hieaea. TIE baelllus whieh Is supposed to
sase Ihe disease vas isolated and Identified
- Hansen. 4 Norwegian haeferlologlat. n
Eae theory that i + hereditary Is not
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08
What Do You Know

Queries of general interest 1oiH be ansve,,
In this column. Ten questions. the ans,oA,
to 1ohich eUery 1oeH-inJorn,ed person ,ho,p
knotD, are asked daily
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08

No one need be surprised that the Commit
tee on Elementary Schools declined to rein
state the principal of the Filter School The
protests came too late to affect the commit
tee. The principal may assume his duties in
the school to which he has been transferred,
may have years leave of absence or may
resign. The case is not likely to be dropped,
however. until the Board of Public Educa-
ltion has passed unon it
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-08

The significance of the meeting last night
to arrange for raising 10000 young men in
this city to receive military training lies in
the fact that it was attended by employing
business men. There are doubtless 10000
young men here who would be glad to prove
their loyalty to their country by learning
how to defend it in an emergency, but unless
their employers are willing to cooperate with
them the price which they will have to pay
for the privilege will be greater than they
can afford