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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
NORTHCLIFFE. ENGLAND'S ALADDIN
Rise to Fame Power of Proprietor OF Ihunderer Cried
"Conscription" From Beginning of War-Garvin Another
Remarkable Figure of London Journalism

sight and sends across them a ref,osr,l
wind of aspiration and of warning rs
since he left the Liberal camp because !. ~
growing too narrow and domestic 20. -,
needs he has been the apostle of exno,.,'. ~
and the counsel for posterty. IA ~
brought the great science of politics on, y
the chamber into the forum. He exno,,..s, ',
the policy of Salisbury at time Ubas" sse ~,
statesman was too proud and retlcent e. e' ~
plain 1t for himself He defended pa,,s-
from the effects of his own indo,e,oo ~.
aloofness toward his followers; and bo ,,,.s'
men see in the meteoric impulses ~ ,,h.N
beriain.a logic of growth and previson -.
beyond the shibboleths and expedienc,e. !,
the day. II
Cheeriness and Courage
crowdng interests, however, do not pre.
vent him from pervading every atmosphers
he enters with his own refreshing personal.
ity. To know him is liberal education. /,
is more, 1t is> the realization of all the bons,
one has ever cherished Of finding the bralu
of a man welded to the light heart of how
You can easily see how this enters into The
magic of his influence when he wants mar
TO do his bidding without friction or undus
explanation. 1t constitutes part of the secret
of his strange and anomalous position that
he should be regarded with the same intent.
ness by friends and opponents. 7. Is easy
for the world to be impressed by this all and
quick-limbed man with the athletic motion.
the massive head, the strong Clceronian feat
ures, the cleaning eyes and the glowing
voice. He has lost little of his cheeriness
throughout the stress of this terrible war
but that is in great measure due to his un-
faltering and leonine courage
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
TaIs Is NORTH sErrINa N AGATE

sir-Your extract from Morse's Geography OF 1888,
referring 10 Fitehs Steamboat, prompts 10 call
your attention TO some other facts In which Phila-
delpha first:
The nrst Vessel ever moved by nayl-
gated on the Delaware River by John Fitch on
July 90 lTs6. On August 22 OF the following year
Fitch nsyiYatsd another steamboat 20 feet long a.
Phiadelphia, In the presence OF the delegates TO
form Constitution OF the United States
In 1904 the Eruktor OF Amphlbolls, machine
for cleaning docks. Invented by Oliver Evans.
mounted on q wason was propelled ey steam along
Market street from Centre square TO the Schuylkil
River. being the hrst land-carriage ever propeled
by steam in the world. At the Schuslkll River
the vessel was launched. a stern wheel attached
and the machine nayigated by steam dawn the
Schuyikill and up the Delaware River TO the city
OF Philadephia- sESEA-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

something else had been dlffereht. This
vigorous Indian rose from barefoot boy
TO the dictatorship Of his country and then
had to fee for his life because he had been
too free with the lives OF others. With all
his faults, he was man Of force. II an
other one like him In that respect could
be found In Mexico there would be better
prospect for the restoration of order than
there appears to be under the leadership
OF Carranza
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

Then came a characteristic touch of the
Harmsworth luck. A caller was announced
and displayed to Harmsworth ingenious
puzzle he had invented-a small, glass-cov-
cred box containing partitions at one side,
so that the seven letters in the word AN
swers" could with care be rolled into the
seven spaces between partitions to spell the
word. The inventor was asked his price, and
replied he would take 10-pound note.
Harmsworth suggested he take royalty,
which the inventor gladly accepted. Imme-
diately Harmsworth went to a manufacturer
of games and placed a large order for the
manufacture of the Answers puzzle, some to
be ready to be put on sale in As hours. In
few days the manufacturer could not keep
pace with the demand, which ran into hun
dreds of thousands sold at shilling and
costing a penny or two to make. Answers
was saved.
The way Lord Northcliffe got into the pulp
and paper business in Newfoundland is a bit
of characteristic Harmsworth foresight. At
the time the concession of an immense tract
of virgin forest in Newfoundland was granted
by the Newfoundland Legislature the Harms
worth Brothers-later called the Amalga-
mated Press--were using 10 tons of white
paper a day. If the paper trust put up the
price cent pound all the dividends of that
immense concern vanished. 1t was necessary
to protect their interests. Hence the great
paper and pulp plant erected in Newfound
land. The importance of this venture was
recognized within an hour after 1t was known
that the Governor of Newfoundland had
signed the Legislatures act. Harmsworth re-
ceived a cable offer of a five-year contract
for white paper from the trust at a price
much below current rates-so much below
indeed that an American newspaper cabled to
London that 1t would be glad to take the
contract off Harmsworth's hands and pay
the duty. as that would then bring the cost
of their paper under the market price.
Garvin went to London to write many
years of burning leaders by night in the
Daily Telegraph. He also started the Out
look-the weekly paper which in his hands
cut through between the Spectator and the
Saturday Review and gave the world a new
sensation-and established himself as Cal
chas' the Fortnghtly Review. He left
the Daily Telegraph some years ago and
dropped the Outlook when he had satisfied
himself he had exhausted it's possibilities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

ter. James Louis Gar
vim is England's best
cabinet maker. He
edits the Observer,
which is o W n e. d by
young waldorf Astor,
M. p, and formerly
conducted the ? a IL
Mall Gazette as the
successor of Morley
and stead. He was
born forty-four years
ago of Irish stock.
1t is impossible to
discuss English poll
tics or English public
a fairs and leave
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
No; That'll Be About All

"sir." writes H. r. S. Gould you use a
poem OF ten stanzas on The Stenographer'7 ?
II begins like this
I'm an eight per week "stenog''-
(Click, elackD
Just a humble working cog
CTiek tackD
In the iron wheel OF fate,
Working early, working late,
For my little weekly eight
(DingD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

lHs Pete crpiains himself in an uporogctic drdtOr
on this we're night last June
They was takin' things tame,
In the Waldorf saloon
Until Frisco Ed came.
They was, as l say.
All a-takln things tame,
And, as mild is my way,
Why takes the same
Frisco barks out Mines ryew
And his eye burns like flame;
Frisco barks out. Mines rye!
And so takes the same,
Theys a dance goin' on,
And dances with Name:
They's 4 dance goin' on,
And so I takes the same.
Eds a-spilin' fer fight,
And he says she's his dame:
He offers fight,
And so takes the same.
I'm polite as the next:
And when guns is Eds game,
I'm polite as the next,
And so takes the same.
My old gun give wall.
(Pore Eds death Is a shame)-
It's tread air or take trail"
And so takes the same.
I'm a soft-hearted boob:
My cayuse bein' lame.
And as Eds is no Rube,
Why, | takes the same.
But. shoot me clean th'oo.
Thar's that little gal Name!
She says, Take me tool"
And so | takes the same.
We aint goin back there,
So | picks new name,
And. say! on the square.
That gal takes the same!
SAMUEL Mccoy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
with SOUTHERN EXPOSURE"

The United States is not safe until South
America IA safe. Democratic Pan-America
must be fostered as An example TO the world
exposed on the south TO great danger,
against which 10 must protect itself by making
common Cause with the southern republics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
Politics Brought to the Forum

Men who have read Garvin's writings at
tentively for years know well what tremen-
dous weight of knowledge travels in the
wake of his pen and even those who smile at
the length of space he fills are his acknowl-
edged debtors for the ease with which he
throws new and praiTies open to the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

Let us find out what there is In common be
tween the continents: what we can do 10
South irierica and what she can do for us
Then W. shall have a real Pan-America.-Nev
York Mail
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

Probably the whole city is rather surprised
at the fact that its treasury receipts, accord
ing to the weekly statement. amounted to
more than four million dollars and that the
balance is nearly three times as great. We
didn't know that there much money
lin the treasury.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
SPEAKING THE
PUBLIC MIND
How May the Spread of Grip Be
Preventative Duty of Those
Who Have It--Letters
From Readers

To the Editor of EUeuing Ledger!
Sr-I read the letter headed with Smith as
Mayor" and the writer, Mr. Harry c. Black de-
serves praise for his fairness Of mind, which is
not often found when politics are being dis
cussed. JOHN J. FLEMING.
Philadelphia, January t3
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

ToRD NoRTHCLIFFE looks like boy
i especially when he talks He Is hfty-one
years old. He owns more big newspapers
and magazines than any other man III tne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

Senator Underwood Is confident that his
tarir law will produce revenue enough If It
only has chance. He forgets that laws
should be framed to fit conditions, because
II is impossible to make conditions fit the
laws
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

1t is not hard to understand the feelings
OF American citizens on the Mexican border
line but It is very hard to see what possible
good armed invasion OF Mexico by unau-
thortzed persons would do The Government
may be at fault. but it, is stin the Gov
alnment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

General Wood has discovered that large
number OF Pennsylvania women are for pre-
pnredness They believe in the kind of men
who will fight for them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

We're just narrow enough to believe what
this gentleman and scholar intimates about
the Polish. but when did English cease to be
a language?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

The action OF the students OF the uniyer-
ssty in abolishing the bowl fight does credit
70 their Judgment. II Is possible to arrange
zIass contests Ia sach way as TO satisfy all
the proper demands Of class spirit without
snaaneerlng the life OF any one. This has
HssD done IN some colleges and it ought 70
= dene n Al. FOR 1t Is impossible for three
= fnar hundred young men 70 engage IN
zaaeh ana tumble night without inJuring
=sn.a enc The wonder Is that there have
zzza no deaths IN the bow. fight before, and
zsI l1ez anch an accident should happen thus
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

1t is almost as difficult to find out the state
r. the Kaiser's health as to discover who
will be the Republican candidate for the
Presidency.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

ff the talk of Hughes continues much
longer the conscription issue is likely to be
transferred from the British Parliament to
the Chicago convention.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

Director Krusen's campaign against the
grip epidemic, begun by calling into consul
tation some of the ablest physicians in the
city, has the best wishes of all those who
have thus far escaped.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

There should be legislation clarifying the
Sherman law, so far possible, and defining
more accurately the offenses It forbids.-Rich-
mond Times-Dispatch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

Guardsmen returning from duty such as that
in Mahonng County entitled to every con-
sidera ton. They honor the uniform of Their
State.-Cleveand Plain Dealer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

Individual Progressives seem to experiences
little difficulty In finding their way home. No
one seems TO know just where the great mead
of the clan stands. Doubtless in his own good
time he will make all things clear.-1ndianapolis
News.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

John Maseheld, who has done his share Of
army service. is now in America TO get as
far away from the war as possible, as he
sass Il is fair to assume, then, that his
isefure on English Tragedy" before the
university here March l. will NOS deal
HlTh the defeat at the Dardaneiles-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
Hope His Folks Approved of Her

Miss Meta Horner, who Is student at the
State Normal School, Towson. left on Tuesday
nights boat for that institution after passing
the holidays with his parents near Crisfeld.-
Crisheld (Md.) News.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

The old theory that international marriages
strengthened the bonds of frendshlp between
nations might well be abandoned. Look
at the way the royal cousins are flying at
one anothers throats in Europe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

UxtFy uxtry! the January number q
sPoetry: A Magazine Of Verse; edited BY
Harriet Monroe, has real poem In IL It's
by Ruth Comfort Mitchell and it's the nrst
human note we've ever g5t from thai diree-
tion. IN exchange for our $50 subscription.
aov about . expire. " may Eenew q the
zs1ensth q this
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

ThoD nepcr taste tcho dltUdys drink:
They ditroys tain tOho ncUcr think.
--MdLtheip Prior.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

Jane Adams repudates Roosevelt.-News
Item.
"Thou sticl<st a dagger in me-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

Poor Prince Danllo! Known TO the world
for many years the hero of THE Merry
Widow" he now reappears as the unfor-
tunate Prince OF Montenegro, making an
armistice-with death!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

Perhaps Representative Kitchin does not
know that If the fight against preparedness
Is won the fight to re-elect Mr. Wilson is lost
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

William II. Connel of the Bureau Of High
ways was one of Director Cookies cracker
Jacks and Director Dutesnan has wisely
concluded that he is too valuable a public
servant to be discharged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

The seismographs of a Washington uni
versity have recorded earthquake 200
miles away. That is about as far as the
Democrats are from an understanding of the
proper way to frame revenue bills.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

Will Bernstorff be held hero or a scoun-
drel in Berlin after the war?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

The cold wave will be welcome II 1t only
stays long enough to freeze out the grip
germs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

The Turks have entered the Persian city
Of Kermanshah. Watch out for a fire sal,
of rugs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

"perdicaris alive or Raisuii dead!" What
OF Mexico
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

Did you ever notice how many famous
New Yori<eFs do not live in New York?
Grantland Rice. of that city, who has just
won a golf prize at PinehuFst' really lives
in Englewood, and they do still say that
when Teddy Roosevelt ran FOR the Governor
shin he lived in Washington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

What little doubt there was of Mr.. Knox s
/, candidacy for the Senate has now been
removed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

Something really to worry about: Portugal
is facing a sS. 900 deficit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

Life is not what we make it so much as
how we take It.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
ecoadeBsed'' !. Meant. aad Ysl. and Yst-

Edward Shsldon's dramatization or suaernannis .
novel, The song Of songs: Is belns cond smaed for
created when the drama acted last sear In the
Etings.-Nsw York Times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
Tom Daly's Column

lust about this time o. year somebody
- hereabouts discovers the "hrst robin"
Often, we suspect, It's Just a leftover from
| last year, a hardy hanger-on, and not one
| that has been South and home again. Surely
| there must be places in this vicinity where
few birds stick around all winter; but u
| there are we don't know them. Some other
folks, however, who make practice of keep
! ing open house for all the birds In winter,
may be able to report robins among their
star boarders. It isn't cold weather that
bothers the redbreast. but the question of
food.
Driving several years ago over western
Wisconsin hills deep with February snow,
we came upon flock of robins in a sheltered
hollow, and the native beside us assured us
the birds remained there year after year.
1t was easily believable, for the feeding was
fine there. charming chatterbox OF a
stream, an American cousin of Tennyson's
brook, sang in the zero weather:
mgurmur ,,! under moon and stars
nger by my shingy bars;
I loiter by my cresses--
The limtless supply of crosses made the
place an Eden for those canny birds; so 10
In the vicinity of such a place our first
robin should be reported, it's dollars to
doughnuts the rascal has been there all the
time.
AND HE CALLS HIS STUFF "PoYTRY."
Though Alfred NoVes is tDhat tCed cal
A "moH- -dt-rhymes ndroit,"
He's not poet: not at all
He calls himself "poyt."
A ND AT this same lecture couple of ef-
"A fervescent freshmen in the back of the
hall so disturbed the "poyt' that the next
mornings paper commented upon 1t. Pity we
weren't writing heads then, because this,
we remember suggested itself TO at the
time: "a Noisy Noise Annoys A. Noyes."
We never could see that college bowl-fght
stuff but you've got to have basso pro-
fundo voice in which to make such n state
ment and get away with it. i
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

BARTENDER. long experience. talks English.
Polish and several languages. - East
Westmoreland Street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
AND HE CALLS HIS STUFF "PoYrRY'

We never could see that college bowl-fght
stuff but you've got to have basso pro-
fundo voice in which to make such state
ment and get away with it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

rHLADrLrprA, FRIDAY. JANUARY IL. 1916.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-08-18
ST. ANDREWS ITEMS.

Peter Nelson recently purchased q
new combine harvester.
Mrs. A. D. Cross left Tuesday fol
Spokane for medical treatment.
The Freenger boys of Usk, Stevens
county, are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. DARBY of Mansfield, is visiting
her sister Mrs. Lawrence Lameberg
Lawrence Lameberg has rented the
John 'Berner farm north of st. An,
drews.
A carload of lumber has arrived
from Everett for a big new barn fol
Mr.. Swank.
The new modern residence which il
built by Mr.. dmmuel and Sais fol
Prof. Pence is nearing completion.
Rev. Coy Sims preached here Sun
day after Sunday school. He will
preach here again the 18th Sunday il
August,
Harvest has started here in full
blast. It is thought that wheat viii.
yield better this year than has fol
some time.
Mrs. Carrie Dodd formerly of this
place and Miss Beulah Bagart Of
Medical Lake are visiting friends here
and at Coulee City,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Quackenbush o.
Sedaha, are visiting the latters sister
Mrs. C.. T. Morton, they are coA.em
plating on remaining here for some
time.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-08-18
COULEE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

This church deserves to be rightly
understood by the community in
which 1t is seeking to do it's work.
First, 1t is not just pious organiza-
tion is here to find fault with every
thing in the community; but it's pur-
pose is to help every good work. To
ally itself with every thing that will
make this place a better town and
what every good citizen wants it to be.
Second, it seeks to initiate it's head,
Jesus Christ by being the servant of
the community, and not filled with
worldly pride.
Third, it deserves to cooperate with
every person or institution who wants
to make Coulee City better place to
live in.
The pastor will speak next Sunday
evening on Building up the Commun-
ity" from the text-We are laborers
together with God Z Cor. 49,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-08-18
EQUAL SHOW FOR
ALL EXHIBITORS
New System Of Awarding
Prizes Inaugurated at In
terstate Fair.

Realizing the greatness of the cat
tie industry in the Inland Empire, the
Interstate Fair and Annual Live Stock
Show will distribute approximately
$4,000 in prizes to exhibitors of live
stock this year.
To encourage amateur exhibitors an
entirely new system of awarding
prizes has been devised and the direct
ors of the Fair, which will be held this
year from September to 9, believe
the new system will avoid the obvious
injustice of giving the same amount in
prizes to the exhibitor in a class where
there is little if any competition as
compared with the exhibitors where
the entries are numerous and the COM
petition correspondingly keen.
Under the new system, which will
mean a greater expenditure by the
Fair management than in past years,
but a more equitable one, greater in
terest will be aroused among all cattle
men. 49,
If in a given class of cattle there
should be only one entry only one
prize of 81 will be given. Should there
be two entries in this class SIS will
be awarded, $40 as first and SIS as
second money. If there are three or
four entries the amount in prizes is
increased to $24, $13 first prize, 81
second and 81 third. The increase is
progressive according to the number
Of entries in any one class. In this
way the more entries there are in one
class the larger become the prizes and
the greater number of prizes there
are to be awarded.
AS competition is always keen IN
the Hereford, Holstein and Jersey
classes the number and amount of
prizes will be greater than in past
years, while the amount paid to exhib-
tors of other breeds where competi-
Jon is less keen will be correspond
ingly lower.
An exhibitor may make any number
If entries in any class but not more
han two cash prizes will be awarded
20 any one exhibitor in any one class.
The same system, as planned this
year, will also apply to exhibitors of
hogs and sheep.