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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
BALLOTS AND BULLETS AGAIN

To the Editor OF Evening Ledger:
ST-In the EVENING LEDGER. under date OF
the 18th, in reply TO the inquiry Of a CORE
spondent and under the caption Ballots and
Bullets" the EVENING LEDGER makes the state
ment that Public sentiment is against the
adoption OF universal compulsory military
training" May a constant reader venture 10
inquire how the EVENING LEDGER knows this
to be a fact? HF the EVENING LEDGER taken
a vote OF the American people on this matter
or Is 1t Just guessing? 1t is natural to mis-
take own view for that Of the general
public.
AS to this matter Of universal military train
ing, let US put it in the form OF syllOgism.
thus:
The Constitution OF the United States art
l. Sec. ID requires military service from all able
bodied citizens between the ages Of ls and As
II is impossible for the citizen (and more SO
now than ever before) 10 render military service
without military training.
Therefore the Constitution OF the United
States requires military training for all able
bodied citizens OF the ages named
Further. the EVENING LEDGER declares that
our American popular sentiment Is against uni
versal military training
Therefore according to the EVENING LEDGEBl
our American popular sentiment Is opposed q
the Constitution Of the United States.
The writer ventures 70 dishelieye the state
men. Of the EyEElSo LEpQER, lie prefers p
believe ths Constitution Of the uaited statos.
unsTsrsai mititaFy uaiaing Is coplns ena VIA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
Philadelphia. March %.
WHO PAYS THE FREIGHT NOW?


Sir-It might be well to remember that not
yet are we in Germany and that the Penn.
sylvana Railroad tried and failed to make
compulsory insurance. 1t is not plain who Mr.
Fuller expects to pay the premium this en-
forced sick insurance
AS proprietor in part of some number of cor
poratons. l should not complain were the di-
rectors to pay 80 per cent. of mans wages to
a widow while widow of deceased, but can't
imagine why 1 should be ambitious to go fur
ther and might feel punished II coerced to pay
because a his family sick. 1t
might be well enough to not go mad on this
insurance game and bankrupt the State.
John Price Jackson tells us Pennsylvania in
1916 will make 5000 widows Under the sched-
ule they get S50O0 don't they? Then 100000
accidents will cost the State 500 each, won't
they? And care for children until 1882 for
1916 crop will require S5,000,O00 more, won't
it? making s6O,OOO,OOO for s6,OOOOOO of wages
lost by accident in 1916. 1t looks like
pencil and paper problem than a political
task for the State Treasurer Two hundred
thousand employers must pay what is paid.
The State has other source of income. The
$500, 900 appropriated to start must be all gone,
Who is going to pay the freight?
Atlantic City, March 22 EMPLOYER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
QUIZ

1. Who comman anded the American troops in IN.
Mexican War?
2. Who wns Vice President when Hayes was
President?
}. What Is the relationship between the King
of Greece and the King of England?
q. Is Cubn nearer to the mainland Of the
United states thnn to Mexico?
3. Is there an established church in Mexicos
@. Who Is the chairman of the Republican
National Committee?
:. About how long ago did Henry Ward
Beecher die?
3. Name distinguished man of letters of New
Jersey?
0. what Is the most valuable crop raised In
the United States
1" How many colleges are there In Oxford Uni
Versity?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

an the schools should be taught not only
that the murder Of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
OF Austria was an incident that should inspire
horror but that there were wide circles in
Germany and Austria IN which this murder
Naa REGARDED as a yeritabe godsand" So
said Dr Karl Liabkneeht at a recent meet
ins of the Reiehstag. His wFds would not
be comprs hensible here We're II not for an
exes a.reiy hr enious and interesting story
printed in a reputable English review re-
eeatig The stoi goes lnat the Kaiser had
prf1 - lhe ArchduEe succession for his
soss d 3 dlAioed Austrian Empire. whereas
~ i4sbs ~ succession MAS explicitly re-
noanes5 when the Arehdnke married against
fha eneat of fFaRz Joseph To pregent
sueh - aaata saccessi9n Aslra herself
sttsa a eaeopfased the assassin alton ae-
~ s.es 8 &C 4oFy. ana 4 3 8 known tlst ..
&lsf - ke nesrlas 81 Us nurdeF s q 80 y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
The Little Pits

fear the pits, the little pits,
Where neither God nor devl sits,
Bat those alone lChoSe tintid sin
Missed hell, but hedv'n could not quite tvin
The man tcho paced, on earth, his round
OF stilted praise, aud doctrine sound,
Whose knees 0re,O hard from prayer, there
learns
Holo harder gre,o his heart-dnd burns.
The sober SertonS COSY tcife
Flung Satan small ldr0cSse in life:
While tUinks her funeral candles fare
Her tceltotled tongue Is resting there.
The strong, kind souls IN high hedu'n dtoeII.
The torong, blind 1oastrelS limp In he'll;
Bat, oh, dread the little pits
Where neither God nor deutl sits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
SCHOOL VACATIONS
Of Euening Ledger:

To the Editor OF EpenIn1 Led0er'
Sr-I would like to enter this protest against
the teachers. AS a parent l enter strong pro-
test against the petition sent to the Board Of
Education by the Teachers Association asking
that the Easter vacation be extended to one
week and that three days be added to the school
term in June. All mothers will agree with me
that the children are better able to work in
March or April than in June, when they are
exhausted not only from the hot weather, but
from the work OF the year. and would not then
be able TO pass examinations 1 certainly hope
the Board OF Education will agree with me- and
all others who so think and will let the school
term as il is. A PARENT.
PHILADELPHIA, March IS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
FOR A CHILD

1 hold you close; and l could cry
Because you seem so new and dear;
And such helpless warder
TO keep your candle burning clear:
The curious candle OF your breath
Body's and spirits throbbing light
1 hold you close while Life and Death
Already blow across you White
And soft. and warm against my cheek
on, l could cry But somehow, you
with hands and feet and face bespeak
Laughter no tears can culver through
A changeling mother l must be,
70 laugh. and not 10 cry At you
Dust Of the starry worlds Ito me
The quainte2t joke / ever knewI
Fannie Stearns Glnord, Ia the Atlantic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

First Lord of the Admiralty A. j. Balfour
announced quite casually that the tonnage OF
the British Navy had increased /, 200, 900 tons
since the war broke out. The maximum ton.
mage OF the superdreadnought is still below
10000. By simple division it can be seen
that England has added the equivalent OF
some thirty Of the most powerful battleships
ahoat. Is II any wonder that a certain
enemy fotga is seeking the seclusion that a
harbor Frants?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

Senator Oliver admits that he holds steel
stock to the value OF $4,000, not $500 900. as
charged He says that this has not influenced
him in any way. and that personal considera-
tions have no strength with him in his duty
as Senator. The Senator will be pleased to
know that his constituents elected him with
that understanding. 1t is hardly necessary
for him to protest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
City's Motto

Editor Of "Vhdt Do You KnoW"-What IS tns
translation of the words, philadelphia maneo,
the motto of the city? Also what is the derFa
ton and the syntaN? u ~
The city's motto is translated, Let Phlaaes
phia endure" or May Philadelphia endure.
philadelphia" is the nOminative OF the houS
brotherly love" "ManetO" is the third person;;
singular number. active imperative presens;; - y.
the Latin verb ''maneO," meaning TO last
"endure" or Flourish" or stand, aeeoEums
various shades of Specification.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
Tom Daly's Column
Fears

/ do not IKE to see the rain
Around this time OF year
Just tOhy cannot quite captain
Bat am tuH Of fear
For Ike a great big orange 1Chen
IL Is too fun of Juice
This 'Corld 0rotCs much too liquid then
And Floods you knotU get loose.
oh II flood youUe neCer sac
You can't Imagine quite
The Uery large amount Of acc
That nils Dou at the sight.
II you could be tcith me today
Aud look out on our street
You'd hno'o the feelings Of diSmuU
with tUhich ! am rcplete
For II one little street ike this
Gets tuH of tcdter so
Hoto can the city hope to miss
A Flood I'd like to kno1c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. Bedloes Island, which the statue Of Lib
erty stands, IL in New Jersey waters but
IL belongs tU the United states.
2. watt is the unit for measuring electrical
power. IL is named for James Watt the
English engineer, distinguished for his
improvements In the steam engine.
3. Jess Willard is the heavyweight p1glstis
champion of the world.
4. Nathaniel Hawthorne.
8. The geographical centre OF the United
States is in northern Kansas 10 miles
north of Smith Centre. county seat Of
Smith County.
o. The population of PetrOgrnd Is about 2500oe
Ereater than that OF Philadelphia
L. Andrew G. Curtin. Il
3. Portugal is republic.
0. No.
10. Henry Cabot Lodge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

A lot of the old boys will breath a sigh at
the righteousness OF the years when they read
OF Cole Younger's death. His adventures with
Jesse James gave them many thrill from
behind the generous covers OF the "joggerfy.
book" His name will call up no visions OF
daring to the modern schoolboy, who is not an
assiduous stGLent Of Beadle & Soule's light
ifteratllrr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

Sir-1 recently purchased Ford car y
good many of my friends guyed me about
It, calling It "tln Lizzie" and other names.
So l had a new hood put on It and made
other changes which were Intended to con-
ceal Its real character. But. unfortunately.
my business requires me to drive It up and
down North Broad street a good deal, and
every time try to pass the Ford Building
at Broad street and Lehigh avenue my au.
tomObile frisSs its hind wheels and whn-
nies. This is very embarrassing to me. Can
you tell me what to do to cure it of this
habit? Learner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

Floods in the western and central parts OF
the State are simply Natures penalty for
mans temerity in deforesting the wooded
hillsides which gave the Commonwealth its
name. And they are a continued warning,
emphasizing the importance of conservation
of what timber lands we have and the neces.
sity OF reforestauon OF denuded areas
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

arrive after have got done with foolish
experimenting with Boy Scouts, summer camps
and the rest of it, and have again learned that
volunteering is n broken reed affording sufli-
cient defense, all wars have shown. We
may not learn our lesson till get a JOLT
and some of us are of the opinion that the jolt
is coming. Only it is pity we shall again
have to pay for our folly by the needless sacri-
flee of thousands of lives that could have been
saved had we been wise in time
CIVIL WAR VETERAN.
Atlantic City, March 20.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

out. Now must begin all over aEsini" The
event was unpropitious enough for the world
in the first place. DR.. Lebknecht seems to
justify the belief that II was diabolically ana
inhumanly monstrous in itself. regardless OF
tts consequences
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

Elimination Of grade crossings is its own
reward to the railroads in augmenting de.
mand for passenger and freight transporta.
tion. In the ten years that it has taken TO
elevate the Camden tracks for shore trains
the section once menaced by traffic at grade
has grown both as a residence and factory
district. The 100000 cost will return with
q manifold usufruet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

The press is powerful in Sofia. The Bul.
garian newspapers have assumed "a hostile
attitude toward Rumania And so we hear,
from Swiss sources that another Balkan ma.
ton is 10 be plunged into the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

Mayor Smith won't stand for nepotism-
outside of his own family by blood or mar
riage. But really it doesn't seem chubby for
him TO crowd the nephew of City Treasurer
McCoach out OF place on the city payroll.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
"Our Own"

Editor Of "What Do You Knoto"-Wil you
please let me have the name of the author ana
the remainder of poem in which occur fhess
lines
We have careful thoughts for the stranger
And smiles for the sometime guest.
But oft for "our own"
The bitter tone,
Though we love "our own the best
NJ. k
VIII some reader please help NJ. l.. K to nna
the poem?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
Morning Prayer

thoihAhS 'ANJNA
Editor of "What DO YOH Rnot0"-l nope ~ ~
hymn is the one asked for by u. hoy III ~
EVENING LEDGER for March 20;
MORNING PRAYER.
When the quiet morning breaketh'
And thy soul from sleep AWAKEN
Rise and kneeling, humbly pray
For a blessing through the day
Thank the Lord for peaceful rest
which thy sleeping hours have blesti
Thank Him IL thou rise again
Free from WEAKNESS or pain
PRAY that He thy steps will guide
Lest thou wander from His SIDE
That when evening hours shall CONS
ne may find thee nearer home
pray that He His strength will give
Strength TO help thee so 10 nve
That thou mayst His glory snow
Through thy weakness mere peio"'
Strength to fight against the sim
And the tempter's power wttnini
Strength 10 conquer in the STRIFE
And to live holy life
Ask for patience from above.
Grace to fill thy heart with love-
So midst daily cares TO ma
Thou eanst keep quiet mh4o'
y GOD will ali thy need supply
Ta viii hear the earnest cry
Escb petition thou dost make
NJ thou ask for Jesus sake.
l have haa il about so years also inc II
Prayer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
Pea Patch Island

Editor Of 'What Do YoH AH9~ IL
Pea Patch Islandf .sb,fa
A,oordine 10 a tradition obtaining IN s,- ,....,s
Jersey and lower New Castle County, = ~
Fort Delaware was built on an ls'a go I shas
name YOU mention The story nte - zI41H
laden with dried peas WAS sfeeHqe e Issa
-. ana III time produced iezpfi4nt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

Lieutenant Willis is 2 years old, and was
appointed to the army from South Carolina,
while Lieutenant Gorrell is "a years old,
and was appointed from NTaryland.-A
cherished contemporary.
All right, Woodrow; but you're going to
find out that this Mexico thing is a mans job
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
What Do You Know?

Queries OF general interest tUiH be amspered
in this column. Ten questions. the anspeu
to 1Chich eUerv ,ccll-informed person should
knotC, are asked daily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

A steer in rum shop can create as much
damage as bull In a china shop, as down
town saloonkeeper whose swinging doors
were entered by has learned Imbibing
customers had a momentary hallucination as
70 the identity Of the owner of the horns
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

Washington might have been saved too fire.
quent recourse to the diplomatic Ready Letter
Writer if Berlin had been as prompt with
Lusitania and Arabic disavowals as that
quickly dispatched to The Hague over the
sinking of the Tubantia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

10 Cent Sugar Waits in the oflng-Headine.
So long as 1t stays in the ofTlng It can wait
there as long as it wants to without disturb
ing any one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

Liquor costs the American people three
times much as meat. And offers abso-
lutely no equivalent in calories of energy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

Henry Ford is to fight high cost of gasoline.
No Ford Joke -oes with this.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

Bitumlnous operators and miners in con-
ference are deadlocked over wages and hours.
They prefer to be conferees rather than con.
freres
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
GUS.

AND right here we hasten to get from
L under. We wish 1t understood that we
are not responsible for the opinions expressed
In these musical triolets. Some of them are
going to be terribly waspish
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

Editor of "WAat Do YOG KEo.3N@l.s sns
mel MCCOY who wrote the novel Ne
which has been just published py ths ID saInna
Mccoy VINO is an editor Of the new y ~
Contemporary Verse;
EIn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
A Night Of II

"Ts YOU husband up yet?" asked the early
morning caller.
"I guess he is" replied the stern,loolling
woman.
I'D like to say few words to him."
I'D like to say more than few. He hasn't
come home yet"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

The nnal attack on verdun is about to
begin.-war News
And the final defense.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

The difficulties which Maryland is expert
encing in legislation for the race tracks of
that Sta'e point the lessen that the only way
to regulate the race track is to egislate it out
of existence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

The ruling passion, be It tohdt u iciii,
The ruling passion conqucrs reason stu
Pope
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
TIME TO GET BUSY

The Government armor plate plant,
which the Administration seems deter
mined to build, should be located at leugue
Island. Its purpose must be, not 20 drive
the other armor plants ont of business, but
to strengthen the equipment Of the nation
for keeping its navy in fighting trim.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

Borah Does Not Seek the Presidency
Headline.
At the latest writing the reverse is also
Art,a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
Am 1 Wrong?

Iones ingenuous-the DEAR
In cabaret or kirk.
/ own 1 state that on a mere,
Sheer show of open-work.
Il. c. G.
YOU'RE wrong, friend, If you think las
l. from your metre apparently you do) that
Lone" is word of two syllables only. Other
wise perhaps you're as right as you are enter.
tanning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
Most of Them Knock .turns)


The symphony season
DrdtcS me to its close.
Make the most Of MI treason!
The symphony season
For me has one reason:
The symphony season
DrdtcS me to its clothes. GUS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

Sir: want to make you present of one
word and ask you about another "Skuldug-
gerry is a common word in Scotland for any
action particularly devilsh! It's like the Phila
Jtngus. Jingus is some little thing or in
strument that you can't readily come at a name
for. l never heard 1t until came to Philly,
and in those days 80 years ago, 1 was eager
for anything new that sounded funny--and
Jingus early became part OF me. Now. what
I want to know is why is 1t peculiar to Phila-
delphia and what's its origin? McTavish.
TEVER hear Newt. Newkirk's story of the
81 guy who went into restaurant to eat his
homemade sandwich? Eth, McTavish? No,
you never did, so Wen tell IT to you. He took
his seat at a table and asked the waiter for a
plate, knife and fork and glass of water Then
he drew his sandwich from his pocket AMI
fell TO work. The waiter tainted When he
came TO the nervy one demanded a napkin
The waiter crawled to the manager and re.
ported The manager stood over the diner and
said: Look here! we won't stand for that sort
of thing" who are you?" demanded the
other. I'm the manager here, that's whatP'
"Oh! you're the guy 1 want to see Why
don't you have music in here?"
You're the man we want to see, McTavish.
We know you! You pass for an expert on
flowers and grains, and ever since we read in
Morse's American Geography" published in
1901 BlO"iH5 ACCOUNTS VI q gram common IN
Pennsylvania at that time, called "spelts," or
"spetz' flor it's given in both waysl we've
been curious to know what's become of IL.
What was 1t, anyway? Answer that question
now, and maybe Wen answer yours
II II. II. II. doesn't quit asking US, why
the Etude?" wen begin to start to take
steps to tell him
ITTE GOT letter recently from man who
wv claims TO be just plain dabbler in words.
He says he can't write and among other things
he says:
1 wasn't much past ~ when / saw the
last OF ireland. fading light on a Sunday
night I've desire 10 see Il again
There's much worth while 10 discover in
these United States. Maybe. when grow
world-weary, 1 shall bark back TO the gaunt
breasts Of the hills. the babbling brown
shoughs, the rowan berries, the corncrake,
the labuTnums, haWthOrns and dahodils
and 20 the dreams and voyages on the n.y.
ing cloud ships dashing through the blue
spray overhead. Youth Is lovely time
We may not know what good Engash is
hul thia & pretty close % Il. ~ "a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

II H. H. H. doesn't quit asking us, Why
the Etude?' Wen begin to start to take
steps to tell him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23

Editor Of "Whdt DO YOH hHoo"-l nope ~. ~.
hymn is the one asked for by u Roy III '''
EVENING LEDGER for March 20;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
Musical Triolets

suggest that you purchase binders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-23
Samuel Mccoy

l have haa IL about .
Evening Prayer
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-08-10
as hut as Shakespeare aptly 9,

ates, but as Shakespeare aptly ex-
presses, "He wears his faith but as
the fashion of his hat, it ever changes
with the season." We listened when
the spring yet fingered, to one who was
indeed anxious that all might know
and appreciate, that his life, so beau
tifully blameless, had from infancy
been dedicated to God and goodness.
In language, tinged with an innate
bigotry, the mockery. the make-be,
lieve Of modern creed was insisted
upon, and the righteous among us
were warned of the punishment await
ing those who mingled even with the
"false" prophets. A few, "slave to no
sect, who take no private road, but
look through nature up to natures
Cod" were denounced as atheists, un--
fit to hold even minor public office, and
the dedicated one was inspired to do
those things that he ought not to do.
Failing to secure salaried service,
the faith SO oft expressed became sad
ly shaken; and with the dawn of sum-
ner. it was deliberately renounced.
But the embracing Of the Gospel long
condemned, was half hearted, to re-
main year, secret. Truth will out.
Today the same inspired, self-sacri-
ficing charlatan has the audacity to
ask an intelligent God-fearing COM
munity to still accept him as an apos-
tie Of Truth. A spirit of humility
would be the more becoming, until
charity with her handmade, tolera-
ton, takes root in soul sadly wiz
ened. J..gtag2s Atx14 =