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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
TRANSIT PESSIMISM

To tho Editor Of the EUenin1 Ledger.
Sir-I' see the high-speed transit is and
viii continue to be up against 1t as a pay
ing or even self-sustaining proposition for
at least twenty years. This has been my
argument before there was dollar spent
Mr. Ballard says that the =. r.. r. stands
ready to go just as far in this matter as its
credit will admit but fails to state how
much this will be 1t may be nearly one
thousand OF nearly one million. and the
other ninety nine millions TO fully equip all
the branches of this gigantic scheme, 10 be
made up by the taxpayers. which NE Twin
ing in his elaborate and comprehensive re-
port has made very plain would be the case
by increased carfares or increased taxes TO
meet deficiencies. You say the people voted
for 1t and will have il. Yes the people vote
for great many things for which they
have cause 10 be sorry They voted for the
Parkway which ! Contended before there
was single brick of all that taxable prop
crty destroyed that ii would cost $4O,-
100000 before IL was completed and em-
hellished Mr., Connolly said two years ago
II had then cost twenty millions, and the
finish is nowhere in sight and to get an
idea Of the uresightly road along the whole
line II Is only necessary to go as far as
Sixteenth and Arch streets. Ninety per
cent OF the entire population will never be
benefited ten cents worth. / have yet to
hear the first man that voted for the first
loan that wasn't sorry. So II win be with
this subway and elevated that will carry
tho passengers to the end OF the line then
change by putting them into crowded sur
face car and most likely charging them
another fare to destination.
You say the citizens expect the big men
of Philadelphia to cooperate in their inter-
est Well l have yet 10 hear of the first
so-called big responsible man or set Of men
willing TO invest dollar in this railroad
scheme \as a successful financial enterprise;
hence, Il is clear that the little men owning
nothing but their own homes with a pos
sible mortgage plaster, or the renter must
pay the bill. pay taxes on property con-
sisting of small houses assessed over $4,000
and shall promptly add the additional cost
on the rent, as 1 am positive that not one OF
the tenants had sense enough to know that
when they voted for this scheme they would
have eventually to pay the cost am only
sorry for those who have TO help pay other
peoples carfare without their consent and
feel quite sure II the majority Of these fool
voters had had Mr. Twining's explanation
OF the situation before they voted for that
loan which lacks millions TO complete and
equip it they would have stopped looked
and Dstened
But after once thoroughly started. It win
then be in the same fix as the Parkway, viz,
have 70 be finished regardless of thes final
cost, or, as Mr.. Twining says put up a sign
For Rent Personally It won't hurt me
worth cent but l am sorry for the poor
souls who win be hurt. W. S. l.
Philadelphia, November 29.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
JAIL FOR ELECTION CROOKS

LIVERY shred OF evidence Of the goings
IL on IN the twelfth division of the
Thrty-ninth Ward on election day should
be put under the legal microscope.
Though II took a year and cost thousands
OF dollars, It would not be time or money
wasted. II Mr.. Quups charges that
votes for Wilson were tampered with, is
well founded the criminals should receive
the full penalty of three years in Jail and
$1,000 fine.
The best a lawyer might say for a
man convicted OF such a crime would
be that his zeal for great cause had
made him do wrong that good might
come Of IT," But there could be not the
slightest cause for even this poor excuse
In Pennsylvania. Here the state was as
certainly Republican as Texas was GER
tainly Democratic. The most extensive
fraud by either Democrats or Republicans
could not have materially changed the
result or sufficiently increased or de.
creased the majority TO make the com
ment Of the nation on the expected Re
publItsn victory in Pennsylvania any diff
ferent from what It has been.
Division leaders We're the only ones
who could gain by the frauds this year
They were put on their mettle by the
ward boss 70 get out the largest possible
majority, and their Importance in the Or
ganizatlon Is rated according to their
results" Minority watchers In divisions
for the Organization have
often aided In cheating the party they
are supposed to represent. II gross frauds
are found TO have been, perpetrated. legis-
lation should be enacted giving the cen
tral committees OF the parties the right
TO appoint additional watchers from the
city at large TO sit in suspected polling
places and watch both Republican ana
Democratic watchers
Il IS time to. stop this election Grim
inalily once and Tor an The ground
masl be cleared q jungle methods be.
tore 1he pekE a4FofaIf4 sleellea.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
Tom Days Column

The Late Thos. r. Hm,
Compiler Of ''Hnrs MAMMAL"
Feeilns That Somebody Needs Help.
Arises From the Grave
To Present This Form
or Epistolary ConsratuIatlon
For DiIatory Correspondent,
Friend woodrow; rye waited, It's true,
In composing this missive to you,
a much longer time than would seem
Consistent with love and esteem,
And yet am sure you'll cohdone
A fault that's not wholly my own.
You sec, in the first place ] thought
Through not keeping count as ought
That far from my owing a letter
To you, you were really my debtorl
But after / learned my mistake
should have proceeded 20 make
My speedy excuses to you.
But then II Is equally true
That I was exceedingly M.
Besides / was waiting until
heard from some friends in the West
Who kept me In nervous unrest
Concerning "a harvest Of mine
That seems to have suffered decline
And now when I'm free to express
My Joy In your recent success
fear that I've waited so long
Whatever / write may be wrong.
However, my feeling for you
I'm sure you will not misconstrue.
DespislnE all envy and quarrels,
Believe me,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
STAND BY THE FIREMEN

To the Editor Of the EUcninG Ledger:
SIr-The hremen Of Philadelphia are'ln-
deed fortunate in having n champion with
the ability and influence of the EVENING
LEDGER to place their living and working
conditions before the public. The citizens
of Philadelphia should, as the EVENING
LEDGER suggests, get better acquainted
with the fremen and find out for them
selves tho real conditions under which the
iiremen must live Should this advice be
followed, and enough of them take the
trouble to see their Councilmen about it, the
long-drawn-out fight for just conditions for
our firefiGhters will soon be won.
Judging by the long lists of business
professional and working class names which
are appended to their petition, the claims
of the tremen for shorter hours and in
crease of pay would receive almost unani-
nous approval il the decision were left to
the main body of the citizens Let us hope
that the city fathers will prove themselves
worthy of the trust and confidence reposed
in them, OLIVER MCKNIGHT
Philadelphia, November 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
rs II possIble that the nvorage

Is It possible that the average fair
minded person win refuse to admit dis,
tinetion between the delaying of strikes
and their prevention? All that the Presl-
dents proposal contemplates is that be-
fore a strike can be lawfully ordered an
Investigation and report must be made
by the Board of Mediation. When the
report is in, the men are, of course, at
liberty to strike. Their present leaders
evidently prefer that the public shall have
no possible means of forming an opinion
about the right or wrong Of the causes
that may paralyze the oountrys trans.
portation system.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
Answers to Yesterday,s Qulz

1. Flotsam Is the name for wTeekaEs that
hOnts; jetsam for that which Is washed
ashOrei llgan for that which is thrown
from "A shin la distress. hut attached 10
buoy, In the hope that IL may be claimed
later,
g a harvester Is a machine for cutting and
gathering grain
8. Monastir is in Serbia. sIShty-avs miles north
west of SalOniea,
e. Covering. In the stock market, Is buying
securlties for delivery 10 a purchaser, the
sale having been made on a sneoula tive
basis before the seller had obtained the
securities.
8. The President has not absolute power to
name amy one he chooses The COnstitu-
ti0n provides that his nominations bA
made "by and with the advice aud con-
O. BaITatry, In the language OF lawyers, Is
the practice Of exciting aud eneouraEInE
lawsuits and quaFrels,
Z. BENJAMIN HaTTisOn and Rutherford B.
popular vote,
g. ''The Lady From, Montana" Is SIIss Jean
ette Rankin. Just elected TO Congress
they rise 70 speak for example, as THE
gentleman from Indiana" He will prob
ably have to reeOgnl1e Miss Rankin as
''the lady from Montana"
o. ''modeEn history begins AZ about the end
Of the fifteenth century.
TO- 'sR s." stands for Nova seotiai 'sN. 8,
W" for New south Walesi ON. h." for
New brunswick
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
What Do You Know?


!. II Is said that ."cOmpromlse Speaker" will
sentatives. What Is tho Significance of
that?
2. One reads that mans ancestors "Came
over IN the MayhOwer." just what was
the MaSiiOwer's mission and when?
g. Describe an easy method of preventing
ticket scalplng-the speculation In theater
and football tickets.
T. The Union Pacific IL Offering Immigrants
slxty-aere lots along its lines on, easy
terms. How is II the western railroads
avn much land? The answer to this
Is OF the most Important chapters
In our financial and political history.
8, fbOut how many persons are members Of
the American Federation Of Labor? Does
II comprise all organized labor In the
cOuntrS2
q. Evacuation Day CNOyember 90, 1889 used to
be- annually celebrated. What Incident
was thus cOmmemOrnted?
:, IL IL ETammatically correct to say OF n peF-
son in Ill health. 'He looks bad?
\. How nre each States electoral ballots sent
TO the President Of the Senate, by mail or
messenger?
o. What is uOtary public?
10. What American race put human beings to
death as part Of sacrihclal rites?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
More Good Words for the FemenTanst Program Attacked
as EXtravagant and Wastefu-Are All German Citizens
Technically Combatants?

has decided to mobilize all her citizens for
active aid in the great war and to that end
will see that every one shall do his part
toward making Of ammunition or to being
engaged in war service of some kind.
Is there a possibility in that event
that the Entente Allies may take the
stand that inasmuch as the German Gov
uniform or not n participant In the war
citizens Of Germany would then be enemies
wherever found? Following out this con-
clusion, would not the sailors on the
Deutschland be subject TO internment when,
say, making another trip to this country?
8 HPJ. MOCKETT.
Camden, N j.. November 49,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

who vote them as they please. But who
make up the remainder? why do they
neglect their public duty? Are they men
who think that it Is useless to vote their
wishes, or are they men who have no
hopes and ambitions which they desire
to see realized? The political leader who
can arouse this vast mass Of voters to
realization Of their power and spur them
to exercise II can have any office that he
pieases. Besides. he would serve his
country by making Indifferent citizens
take an interest In public affairs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

Dear Tom-Here was 7 all this week and
a good part Of last, trying 10 buy, beg or
borrow first edition copy OF one Of our ma
tutinal confreres In which a pleasant time
was had by the composing room In refer
Fing 10 an opera Cor symphony forget
which, the title OF which was ETAOIN-
SHRDLU NNNNN. And just as / gave up
in woe and rage, comes another matutinal
confrere with the statement that while the
first performance Of Girls Will Be Girls"
was Handicapped by the fact that several
members of the company were suffering
from colds that marred the voices the
hearers We're very eonsiderate and We're
liberal with enc0res at times"
After you have distilled your wheeze
and evoked your snappy headline from
that. please note farther along IN the same
critique the following; "s Also sew
eral very small youngsters who got along
nicely as the saved children (sic) OF the
holocaust" (sic). What / want to
know Is. Is the saved child OF a near "hola-
caust' a brand snatched from the burning?
BUSHMILLS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

Democratic donkey. The first time the
donkey was used to represent Democratic
sentiment was in January 1870, when
Mast drew for Harper's Weekly "a Live
JaclSass Kicking Dead Lion" the former
being the copperhead press and the latter
Edward NJ. Stanton, whose memory had
been assalled from the time of his DEATH
The elephant first appeared as the c. o. p.
in cartoon of November Z, 1874. imme-
dlately following the election of Tllden as
Governor of New York
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

About seventeen million citizens
voted this year. This IS about hfty-four
per cent OF the qualified electors. The
census OF 1910 showed that there were
then about tWenty-seYen million males Of
voting age IN the country. Some Of these
were uDnatnralized Foreigners The IN.
crease IN population has been SO great
in The intervening years that there were
probably as many qualified male voters
this year as there were males OF voting
ese q 1910. Add 20 the number Of males
the four million women voters, ana we
have a total Of thirty-one million electors.
fofty-six per cent OF whom took no part
ia the election. This vast silent eitizenry
holds the balance Of power. Who knows
of what L IS composed? We do know
fhaf thousands of educated. weilto-do
nea stay away from the polls because
i4 look with contempt upon politics.
tF know also that tens of thousands 81
4ant mafespary citizens are Driven
81 - ballot box BY political manipulators
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

John Wolfe Raper, when he ISN'T .a,,.
tne CleVe,and Press spends his tins y.
said to us the other day, 'betvesn =, "
land on one hand and PITTSBURGH 49, S',vs'' ~,
troit on the other lies in the fact tbst " W
In Cleveland we are used to matins y nsle
and the present prosperity doesn't ',,sneI
us But in Detroit and Pittsh,r,,, ,.o,ty ,i,
something new TO them, and now ~.
TO do with it," What
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
Insurance Commissioner o'Nell viii

Insurance Commissioner o'Neil will
agree with us that the Insurance laws
should be such as to keep Walllngfords out
of the business, The State cannot afford
TO countenance ''moral risks" In the In
surance world. When Pennsylvania says
that company is authorized to write life
insurance it ought 10 mean that the solv-
enoy of that company is absolute and
certain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
Senator Bankhead

Politician-John Hollis Bankhead. Demo-
erat. was first elected 10 the United States
senate in July, 1907, by the Alabama Leg
islature,< HeA had been appointed to MI
vacancy in June. 1907. He served four
years In the Confederate army, being
wounded three times He married Tallulah
Brockman, OF South Carolina, IN 1855. His
daughter married Thomas McAdory owen.
lawyer ana author
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

AS WE PuTTEDsand missed and putted
and missed again IN the stubble on our
golf course yesterday the brilliant
thought came to us that the seasonable
flavor has changed from pepper IN int
to winter green"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

Chicken That humble BARNARD fowl
has now degenerated into term which
glorihes the tine feathers and legs We're
rather proud Of the chcken-barnyard va
riety-that has been dressed by our chef
st James Hotel ad in r. l..
Wen bet cookie that was written by
the clever gent first name KarD who
when asked some years ago why he
called his book of short stories Mr., Miss
and Mrs" and not Mr., Mrs. and Miss"
replied: Really, you know, If the Miss
hadn't come between the Mr.. and Mrs
many of the stories would never have
been written"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

What's the use cheating when you
do not need tho votes? No use; but there
are men who will lie when the truth
would suit them better.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

Mr.. McAdoo says he is not going
to resign. The Cabinet seems to think
that It was reelected, which indicates as
violent stretch of the imagination as
has come into public view In decades.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
The Eastern Enigma, in It's November
issue, resurrects that classical anagram:
YOURS ETC.
COURTESY

An overwhelming deslre-a mad Irresistible
passon-swcpt over him to tako her IN his
arms and kiss hCr mouth and eyes, and hold
her against all the men In the United States.
Say. Tom look what CUsmo Hamilton
said in the November Hcarsts! He should
be spoken to about this. ANNETTE.
But, listen, Annette-and-er--b the
way. we didn't catch your last name-it
really does little good TO speak to such
folks. They'll hide-Behind petticoats?
Oh. bless you, no! quite the contrary!
They hide behind Art liar, Poor LAR
which is always nude, you know. That is
to say, the Art that draws audiences
and pays. The other sort wore rags and
starved in garrett you know.
Strange, Annette. how familiar your
name sounds to us. Surely we've met
before. No? Possibly not, possibly not.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

TO AItABELLE
Och! girl, but you're grand, Arabelle!
\ beauty you are an a swell,
But the sum o. my wooin'
An billin an cooin'
Is Wont you be mine Ssfrah! BELIEF"
PAT.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

The South may be solid In a presi'
Dental election, but nero partisanshp is
not in 1t for a minute In comparison with
the factlonallsm which reigns in most OF
these Democratic strongholds
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
INC blond Esltlmos have eAod res

The blond Eskimos have geod rea.
son to rise in wrath against their dis
coverer for bringing them the germs of
cold in the head. People who breathe
pure and cold air in the open are free
OF coryza, and 1t Is our stayat.homes who
infect the out-of-door folk
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
of Your Trials Oppress You"

Editor Of "Whdt DO You KHoto"-Can
you give me the complete poem by Thomas
Tinker, one line OF which runs as follows:
IF your trials oppress you. walk 1t of'?
G. BIZ
Possibly one OF our readers win be able
TO supply the lines
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

Mr.. Bryan was not present at that
conference in Washington to discuss
ways 9Hd means for absorbing tho enor-
nous mass of gold coming to this coun-
try
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

Dear Sir-In running over our sales cards
this morning we found a man who must
have picked his place Of business with
malice aforethought Ernest Zepplin, Ger
man Valley, a. J." a printer and pub
Usher. Is it worth space?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

The way the Pennsylvania Rail
road will get its fast western trains into
Z the main station is important, but far
more important is its getting them there
NJ nII
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

DOESN'T THIS SOUND more or less
promising? An announcement at the
Knickerbocker Theater last week read
"Knickerbocker Stock Company viii
open next week with Merely Mary Ann,
followed by officer 666'" JOG.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

Now. that the price Of sauerkr.r,
jumped-owing to the high cost ~ n.y. NY ~
to S2O a barrel II would make .all- 'uk--
greater than Bradfords beloved "srtsa, sos'a =
one OF the Reading sauerkraut fonrS., y, Y
blow UP. ani
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

--latest about vllle--insane. Head
line.
II would be news II he we're not.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
THE LOGIC OLE Ir

40 the Editor Of me EueniH0 Ledger,
Slr-Apprecati0n Of the editorials Ia
your paper prompts ms o write you asking
your opinion. ef Tor comments. on ths fol-
ioNlne rafa8raDh;
Iha aass ioaay states that Germany
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

Why do people always want ito
fight with tho last breath? The idea
seems to be prevalent that battles are
merely hot air.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

THE MAYOR puts over his Thanks.
giving proclamation with no greater
casualty than a split infinltive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
City's Population

T. j. M-Ths present population OF Phil
adelphia IS estimated at about 1,725, 900.
The population in 1855 was about s22, 600.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
Phll.dsiphl.. wednesday, No,,mb,t "a, 1915.

Custom, that unwriftsn iaw,
BY which the people keep eVsn kings
in atvs. --D'AUenGnt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
XII

For some there be who never vet bsv.,,
On the $40. but take the s.is 'e oesa
Because rs called the Flyer. Tbs, !.
II doesn't Fly-at least that I have w
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

IL she expected to do some cooling also?
ALICE. d.
Can't say, Alice, but that reminds us:
There is colored gentleman, news.
dealer, at Tenth and Spruce streets, whose
name Is w. Byrd Accooee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

FOREAtAN-ENpcrlcnced shop foreman on Palm
Beach coast, capable of Installing shop making
1000 to 200 coats per week, with ability TO
instruct and break In green help etc.
And Is it necessary for the applicant
to show a pilots license? j. G. S.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

BILLING CLERK. female, one familiar with
4 smith Premier machine preferred. and retail
\ charge ledger accounts; furnish ref FOR char
acler and abil., etc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
The Northeast Corner
Rubaiyat of a cOmmu,.,

An, but by Communication, peopI. =.
The Road VIII make better RSs,.
ESQ rls only !. making like a Calendar
a 1lchet 10 De punched from Day To ~.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22
AND 10 THOsE 80 can rememhe

AND 10 IfiOoIl WHO Cdn Iemenlbef
telling somebody that she was worth
her weight in gold.S this from a the
'atriealN ad An the Columbia G'al Spy
should be interesting
THE GRAND
TEursday. Friday. Saturday
-BOuGHT AND PAID FoR"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

Sincerely yours,
CHARLES.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-24

Use OF Jne leeU develops the brain,
according to Miss Helen Moller of.
New York, who teaches classic dane.
ing to society. Classic dancing is,
just as great a developer Of mental
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-24

capacity as a developer Of beauty,
says Miss MOller. Her original meth
cd of teaching is to pose in silhOu-
cite on a window sill so her pupils
may see her every movement.