davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

AND here's that sweet singer of Heart
"A Songs and Home Songs" back again:
AMERICA FIRST
Whatever the shores that your forefa-
theirs hailed from.
Whatever tho nags that they fought
for afar.
Whatever the lands that yourselves may
have sailed from,
Today you must cherish the land where
you are.
Today you are sons Of this nation of
Untroublsd by war and Its spirit ac-
curst;
So. guarding your souls against racial
temptations.
Let this be your motto: America
first!"
This nation Of ours every people has
greeted.
Has welcomed them In TO partake OF
her cheer;
And even the humblest, despised and de-
feated,
Have felt themselves men when they
found themselves here.
The victims OF systems and dynasties
royal
With her have found freedom, their
dreams 70 fulnll.
And surely such hearts will not now be
disioyal =
To her and her spirit OF peace and
goodwill.
God keep from our shores the dread issue
OF battle;
God keep from our country the curse
we abhor.
They speak not the mind OF the nation
who prattle
So lightly Of plunsins the land into
war.
But II. proving futile our peaceful en-
deavor.
The tempest OF war on her borders
should burst
Then. then. whatsoever your race. you
must never
Forget the great watchword -Amsrics
DENIS 4. MscArrnx.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
THE DRINK EVIL

TO the Editor Of the Eventn0 Ledger:
Sir-No sincerely minded temperance
man, realizing the blighting effect OF the
drink habit and the terrible enormity of
the drink trafic, can read without some
degree OF resentment Mr.. Gilmore's letter
In the EVENING LEDGER OF the 18th inst
In Its effort TO bring into dsrepute the tenn
perance legislation which has been enacted
Ior the suppression of this monstrous evil.
III does 1t become any man these days
to attempt to defend strong drink. II has
long ago been repudiated by those who are
IN a position to speak authoritatively upon
the subject, among Judges, philanthropists,
scientists physicians, preachers penal ex-
perts and criminologists, and II is a serious
renection upon a mans intelligence these
days for him to question the evident justice
OF the powerful indictment that society has
already placed upon the booze habit and
the booze business No one can plead
ignorance Of the formidable. array Of sins
that lies at the door OF the open dram shop.
Mr.. Gilmore's reference to the use Of
Jamaica ginger In Kansas is only too sad
commentary upon the shameful weakness
or those who cannot OF will not emancipat te
themselves from the demon OF the still, but
In the clutches of that demon are beiny
inevitably dragged down to the death in
perdition that knows no resurrection.
The good people of Kansas and other
states who uphold and sustain the salutar nv
prohibition laws. and the people who resort
10 any dangerous expedient to crafty their
unnatural passion for the destroying stuff
are not one and the same people The for
mer are the conservators Of the best in
terests Of the State, its welfare, its morals
Its progress. Its health, Its happiness The
latter are the debauched. mania -potu viz
tins OF vicious demoralizing system that
long before this should have met its doop
at the hands OF a free, enlightened Chris
tian people. Kansas wants TO take no back
step on this question. There may be some
few alcoholic degenerates In Kansas. as
elsewhere. who openly, publicly, as well a.
surrepttiously. override dll the safeRua I'd =
that society has placed in their way 10
prevent their headlong rush to destruction.
1t Is only too sadly true that after ao-
ciety has done its very best 70 save men
from disaster. there still remains enough
OF the initiative 20 the ill-disposed as 10
enable the latter 10 wreak misery woe and
disaster upon themselves and upon othera
as well. Never will such conditions ever
obtain In any state OF society that will
transfer the misunderstanding factors from
the Individual himself to the corporate body
OF the State. But one question should
ike 70 ask our friend Gilmore. and Il is
THIS How can any man protesting any ra
gard Tor the welfare Of his brother-man n
ally himself In an attitude ahtaRoniatic
toward those forces that are calculated to
conserve tho highest good OF the psople.
to shield and safeguard the weak from their
own seif-destructive. suicidal hand and save
the Innocent and the helpless from an end
less amount of sorrow and sufferingY
WALTER w. HUBBARD.
Philadelphia. September 1e.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
INSISTS IT IS A PANACEA

To the Editor OF the Evening Ledger;
sir-Let Us hope your designation OF the
single tax as a ''panacea" was not given
In an ironicai OF fiippant manner. We claim
Il IL a panacea for the evil OF industrial
slavery, because. as all men must draw
all their sustenance from land. It naturally
follows that II access 10 land Is made easier
and cheaper more land will be probably
used and the production OF wealth would
increase. This the single tax viii do Let
us consider the situation OF today. In all
the large cities hundreds and thousands
OF vacant lots abound. No labor has ever
been expended on them. they furnish no
shops. factories or homes 20 the Community
or customers for the existing capitalists
and laborers. but the price asked by the
owners may be very high. because these
owners know that n the city continues TO
grow In population some one win pay
the price 70 get the landlords out OF the
way. and then he can put the vacant lots
70 work. In furnishing employment 70 la
borsrs and capitalists Ia erecting shops.
factories and homes. which Win soon hs
occupied with qustomefs for the rxistins
merchants and fadesmen The single az
would abolish ~ ne taxes On ths products
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
Answers to Saturdays Quiz

1. Bashibaxouks; irregular Turkish troops.
9. A superdreadn drought can hit q target at O
maStmum distance Of about eleven or
8. Thsmas +. Marshall Is Vice President Of
the United States.
Z. Small cotton crops mean high prices and
largo ones small profits. Part OF the crop
has sometmes been destroyed In order 70
keep up the price,
8. Printing and publishing leads as the indus-
try here with the largest value Of annual
o. Frets; pieces Of wood or metal placed
transversely the hnger-boards OF
walls. -
:. Sir Henry Bessemer Qis1s-esl; EnsIish In
ventor who origlna ted and developed n
process for making steel.
Q. "Crocker Land; reported By Poary 70 have
been seen In the Arctic resioD MIRAGE
ts an optical delusion caused by certain
atmospheric conditions which make dis
tsnt objects appear nearby. upside down
o. Pa.thsnos,ii tho temple of Athsns . the
10. Baseball has gradually evolved during q CEN
tury. WHAT 10 said by some 70 have been
virtually the same the modern ZANE
was played In 1888. but most author. Ties
give the date for tho beginning Of the
national gamo 1858.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

in The west and the greater manufsctur-
ing city OF Philadelphia In the east, and
there is a large nonagricuiturni popuia-
tion engaged in mining IN both the west
ana the east. These people must be
fed We have the land which win pro-
duee the needed food. We are building
good roads TO get the food TO market
II Is up to the farmers. instructed and
guided in improved methods. to rise to
the occasion and show what they can DO
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
WHAT'S m A NAME
IN CITY DREC7Dpr
Suffragists Insist on Inca.
recognizing Married wom.
in That Publication

sunraelsts want the n.,
women IN the PhlladelphIa 80. n1rI
~ not separately, they v.saS or>H.I
printed In parenthesss s,-s, th> ~
nuspands name. II womb \. kr4 H
tney say-a refoFnitIon a. toct ~
woman that she does No, IA: un: nsr<
far as the directory has 'v hau
woman, they say. Is a nors,..,. ne n>s1
.nna on tnat sort. while ths ~
,ne unmarried woman NAV A. ,socs q
IN the lists with the men. ''' 'ne'r ~
AS a suffragist." sa,d ~
katzenstein. executive s.c,..' cfv11
Equal Franchise Society II d.
.ecosnition OF the heretofore .,..s. ,n NJ
IN tne housekeeping firm. I c.s. p1f'1@
stand why women should b. 49,. ~.
eelng omitted from public doc,,r1n. NJ
ulrectories while unmarried wa. III
tnought worth recording. hav.. ..sn ~ s7|
eevahce' az, out am making an ~
surely IL Mrs. John Jons. !.
material for directories after ~. NJ
oeath, she should be equaliv .'t~
while he lives. Directories shouss
eocuments where the addresses ~
human beings are recorded" -
william q. Torchiana, pres,8s,.
:. ee.1y Fuphshers' Association, sx,. y
10 satner and publish the names 49,
delphia married women In ths
would be impossible because OF N. 1850 1880
cost. " '"e exo1f4
The city directory Of Rochsw., :
recently published, contains the ~.
married women. The Rochester cs...
Of Commerce is said to have ,r.sn
the Innovation in an attempt 10 S',D
the amount Of divorce litigation.
decided that, by publishing the \. ~
mans wife directly after his nan,s \. y Y
directory, ne could not deceive Az
accessible. ''7 ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
Never has there been such a !,

Never has there been such sat
urnalia OF tax-leyying as In the last
year or two. Unul the Wilson Admins
tration came into power there was no
such thing as burdensome taxation In
the United States. certainly not in time
OF peace. We are rapidly becoming the
most tax'ridden people on EARTH In spite
OF unparalleled industrial prosperity Mr..
Ford alone. we estimate. under the new
income tax law viii contribute annually
not less than s4.ooo.0oo to the national
treasury. Penalizing success may be
GOOD politics. but heretofore America has
meant opportunity. and opportunity has
meant success
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
THE GRAND JURY ON dope"

/ AROUSED by the gravity OF the situa.
- tion. the Federal Grand Jury last
Friday took unprecedented action in offer.
ing a written presentment TO the Court
in reference to the illegal traffic in mar
cotic drugs. II urged. in particular. the
two things proposed by investigating COM
mittees and this newspaper, namely. the
enactment OF laws. both Federal and
State. which will give the police better
instrumentaiities for the prevention OF
the drug trafic; and, secondly. the es-
tablishment by the State OF an institu.
tion for the care Of unfortunate addicts.
The Legislature in 1918 provided for
commission to secure a site for such a
hospital, although the Impulse behind
the movement at that time contemplated
the care OF alcoholic rather than drug
victims. This commission was intrusted
with the expenditure OF $4,000. II has
already secured site. The location II
wisely refuses to divulge. on the princi.
pie that not enough ground has yet been
secured and spectators would advance
prices for adjacent and necessary plots
were they informed in the matter.
The last Legislature did nothing to
further the plans. owing. II appears, to a
lack OF fluids. Nor is It apparent that
tha cor,,,.t,.,o. ,..A,.L A., An, A.. -
istence, is particularly active. It's men,
bers seem to be rather surprised to learn
that there is a drug" situation. This is
not altogether remarkable, in view of the
fact that the spread Of the evil has been
somewhat stealthy. We suggest TO the
commission, however, that It would be
worth its while to begin a comprehensive
study, particularly of what such States
as Massachusetts have done in the care
Of drug victims, with a view to submitting
to the next Legislature the kind of re-
port that cannot be ignored.
There are two things in which society
is vitality interested: the prevention of
waste and the recovery Of waste.
Efficiency in manufacturing first cuts
down waste and then exerts itself in the
utilization of remaining waste products.
The first object of the State should be
an effort to suppress the traffic in mar
cotics. and the second object should be
to cure the victims The traffic never
will be entirely suppressed and not more
than part of the victims will ever be
cured. The most that can be hoped for Is
progress in each direction.
1t seems reasonably sure now that leg.
islation of some sort will be enacted next
winter. 1t is important that the statute
conform to the recommendations OF ex-
perts, police and medical. and that It be
written in strict accord with the Con.
stitution. so that no further halt in the
fight against the evil may result from
devitalizing court decisions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
"A new epoch in German oficial re

"A new epoch In German Official re-
port writing 10 marked by this message
from Berlin. We were forced back
through the villages" Hitherto the motto
there seemed to have been. "Never con-
fsss." More confessions will probably be
IN order this week. as the Angio-French
drive gains momentum. The British on
Friday captured more ground and took
more prisoners than on any single day
since the big drive began. AS they piow
deeper into their foes lines the task be-
comes easier. as the Germans have not
fhs time TO construct adequate defenses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
THE UNKNowABLE CRY

Brooklyn is the Asia Of the c,,ie. 4.
mysterious. engulfing. From Gr.eno,'...
Brighton. from the Narrows 10 Es,
York II encompasses a land and ~
too large for one mind to conpp,ss'.,
Many may know a few parts Of \ N 7
Fulton street, where all the ciocu "
different time and the roar Of traric M
may know many parts of II: thess r,,'..
are chronic movers or else veteran t,,-
conductors. But a man may know a ~
sand places in Brooklyn and yet not ~
that he knows II all or even a fat f,,,'..
of it.-New York Sun.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
Reserve Banks

r. A.--O Every national bank is re.
quired to become a stakeholder IN the Fed.
efai Reserve bank Of the district In which II
Is situated. and any State bank or trust
company which complies with certain speci.
ned requirements Is permitted TO become
member bank. (2) Each member bank is
required to subscribe to the stock OF the
Federal Reserve bank OF its district In the
amount equal TO six per cent of it's paid.up
capital stock and surplus. The Federal
Reserve bank does not do business with the
public In the sense that banks usually do.
IL Is made a depository for q certain pro-
portion OF the reserve OF all the member
banks. and. In addition. may also be a
depository for Government funds. An i'm.
portant function Is as a bank of issue ana
redemption OF currency. for II may secure
from the Treasury Government notes known
as Federal Reserve notes. which II is au.
thorized 70 Issue against commercial paper
with a minimum gold reserve OF forty mar
cent Besides this, Federal Reserve banks
are granted certain powers in the matter OF
operations In the open market, such as the
purchase OF commercial paper. foreign ex.
change. etc, and in a general way are ex.
pected to perform important functions as
banks. sS'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

The plan Of selling twenty-five car
tickets for twenty-five cents may seem
TO the police to be legal and simple. but
the most simple thing about it would
seem to be the simpIetons who bite
Didn't they have a shoe-buying scheme
of this sort. whereby a man could get a
70 pair Of shoes for a few cents? They
did. and those who were left holding the
bag are still holding It. But there is one
born every minute.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

About ten billion dollars worth OF
wealth n created every year on the
farms. The prosperity OF the country Is
wrapped up IN the prosperity OF the
fArms. Governor Brumbaugh is. there
fore. headed In the right direction when he
nays. as he did az clearfeld. that we
must keep IN mind the Importance Of
holding our people close 70 the soil; we
must conserve our rural life" II. a. he
naid. within ten years the State has Lost
0fty per cant Of those who till the SOIL
10 time car, be lost IN getting men and
woman back 70 the land ana IN making
~ fHrus productive The task Of the
500 pspartment of Agriculture n set be
I'm n No State IN the Union Il better
111><ed than Pennsylvania 70 diversified
.1r1IgG. 49, 70 stats has beltsr markets
- ~ c~o rcrders There y the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Why the Cearew District Objects Way the Car Tracks
Are Laid on Island Road-Jamaica Ginger and
the Drink Evil-The Single Tax

OF labor and capital and would levy tax
Ito the extent of the full rental valued on
the land. Land would then only show a
pront to the holder when used Compe-
tition among those who would use land
would then be SO great to employ iaborers
That Industrial slavery would cease to ex-
ist. 1t would then be the employer not
the employe. who would go around hat In
hand asking for consideration.
OLIVER M. KNIGHT.
PhIladelpha. September O.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

II seems that the sfmor plate plant
should be placed somewhere IN the central
tack. and Il also win be closer TO the orr
fields and the bituminous coal supply. ia
Il reasonably certain that the whining oify
must be on the Great Lakes or on sither
The Ohio or mississippi river. Tor chea 3
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

Dear Tom-whats In a manner These
are culled from the telephone book: Doctor
Shoemaker, Seventeenth and Chestnut
streets. is dentist, while Joe Dentist, on
Fffty-second street, is a shoemaker; Will
liam Clothier, Fourth and Walnut streets,
is a banker. and II. p. Banks, Of Frank.
ford. is a clothing dealer. w. r. NJ.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

Ambassador Won Bernstorff wants
It to be understood that Germany will pay
no loan that Belgium may contract in the
United States. 1t has not been understood
that Belgium expected Germany to pay
II unless through the indemnity which
she must give up when the Allies win.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
Direct service between Pr

Direct service between Philadel-
phia and South American ports will be
inaugurated with a sailing on October To-
We have no doubt that ample freight
will be offered for the trips south. The
success OF the venture will depend largely
on the ability to secure return cargoes,
and the increasing strength of our finan-
cial representation in South America
should make that entirely possible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

y. h-The Judges are nom,ns -
under the nonpar1isan act, the na,,'a -
eAnaiaAtes being placed on the balia,s ol
petition II II is found that, cs,,,.,. "
z not euaiined for election after 'aa.e ths '.'.
slIs ah.,' ~s s ,sw provides that fhs saeanev M ,,
mated ana not 90 disentitled csn,, snnomi-
me same once next IN rank Win ~. TOT
% kns number Of votes received '.pset
ptm<fx Ins candidates d. ~, such
sent p-1ties they e1e not oo.-'>- repre-
ntys party afnIIs{lons <--~sfed %
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

1t win be time enough to believe
that nearly forty men have been ad.
mitted to the bar through fraud In the
last six months when proof is submitted
TO the Supreme Court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

The French have shot a German
woman guilty of espionage, as the Ger
mans shot Edith Cavell in Belgium, but
the English papers have not yet begun to
denounce the French for their barbarity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

In an article in the Inland Printer
upon "Cultivating the Ugly" Stephen
H. Horgan takes a crack at the Modern
Art Collector, the mouthpiece Of the wild
ones. and presents these four wallpaper
designs for your consideration--but let II
not be too near YOUR bedtime.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

We have no patience with those
who assert that there is no strength In
the United. States Navy. Any institu-
tior which could survive three years of
Daniels must have the goods.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

The report that Mr.. Ford will put
q cheap fuel on the market to keep pace
with his new machine is encouraging.
1t may be. after while. that the things
win run on hot air.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

Thfs Department Is free TO all readers ,Oho
tpish 20 express their opinions subjects Of
e.!rrsrt fnteLest: it Is an open forum and the
the vtetos Of sts correspondents. Letters must
be SfOned bU the and address OF the
oriter. not rscessartly for publiodtisI. but as
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
Professor

Professor Munsterberg, pro-Ger-
man. Of Harvard. declined to attend the
funeral Of his colleague. Professor Joyce,
pro-Ally. lest he be understood as approx
ing IL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
The Deutschland

{, ID. 3. F.-Your doubts. IA "a IN. r.,,
OF the submarine Deutschland 10 Germanv
ars hardly well founded There would ~
no reason for the Germans 70 Keen her ~
sea. as she Is not armed, and II ths Rr,,,sh
naa captured her the fact would doubtless
nave peen made known. The captaln -
the vessel was reported 70 have hss, ~ oi
viewed Dy foreign correspondents a nd M
snonid put her safe return out OF the rsai,o lI'o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

condition. and he expects to be busy all
day tomorrow eating up two iron dogs.
couchant. on a tiny lawn at Thirty.ninth
street and Woodland avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

QUOTING our comment upon ~. Bar
ton Macpherson, acknowledged embalmer
OF the U. g." the official organ OF the
Walnut Street Business Association says:
The Macpherson Arm is the only un-
dertaking establishment having repre-
sentation in our association.
And. lifting our delicately arched eye.
brows. we pause to inquire-that proves
what7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

sTis ssDesf to hear the pafch-dos,s
honest bark
Boy dssp-mouth'd rsicons as ups draw
near home. byron.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

Pennsylvania manufacturers have
10 obey a more stringent child labor law
than the one about the meaning Of which
there Is SO much dispute.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

approached tn e
W o o d Q n exhibit
b uildin g there.
We thought for a
moment that he
meant to tear It
to pieces. but he
probably did MT
consider It wor-
thy Of his tusks.
At any rate, he
didn't bite It at
all.
Well, the Bunk
h0ttpd io In Ana
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

It Is not q question OF what
Hughes would have done. but OF what
he's going to do. and that's a plenty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
BEWARE THE BUNKHoUNDl
Serving the City Beautiful He Bites
All Unlovely Things

NTE TOOK a long chance yesterday
w and allowed the Bunkhound to run
about the streets without any leash at
all. He made straight for the City Hall
courtyard, and with leaps and snorts
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
And yet again:

In ouah back yahd
Wea' ah pullin' had
Foah Philadelphia.
II Moran wins,
Well kick ouah shins
And spill a yell TO yehi
And what's infinitely worse:
Listen, Tom. you silly,
MoRiARITY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

Mr.. Hughes has not only climbed IN.
mountain heights. but he has most oomprs-
overturned the Democratic Hone
Commercial Tribune.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18

Birmingham is the logical place for IN.
Government armor plant and deserves ths
In the "sond -Birmingham Age