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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20

one proclamation in union shop they
would exhaust their funds for compost.
tion alone. Then they turned around
and got up ON PAPER the Irish Repub.
lie. and the English Government figures
that the Henry George Junior Republic
was ALSO republic, and let II go at
that, and so you see, Birsky, as long as
them poor fellers' revolution was on pa
per- Birsky, or just matter Of talk, yum
derstand. the worst that could Of hap
pened to 'em was writer's cramp oder
laryngitis, which Is two diseases you
couldn't die Of, no matter IL you hired
specialist to treat you at hundred
dollars a visit But them poor revolu-
tionists felt so strong about Ireland Bir-
sky, that they had to give vent to It,"
Well their feelings done 'em credit"
Blrsky said
Sure, l know" zapp agreed, but
feelings which are a credit to a man,
Blrsky, remains a credit to him only SO
long as he keeps 'em to himself, and after
that they become q debit, Brsky. A feller
must always pay for showing his feelings,
Blrsky. II he shows 'em by making for
somebody a blue eye, he's got to pay a
fine to a magistrate, and If he shows 'em
by Joining revolution, he's got TO pay
with his life to the Government he is re-
belling against, and you could no more
blame the magistrate for collecting the
fine as you could blame the English Gov
ernment for collecting the feller's life,
which II you claim otherwise, Birsky, you
are acting like poor sport"
II don't claim nothing about the Irish
revolution because 1 don't know nothing
about IT," Birsky said, "but 1 was born
and raised in Russland, zapp, and IL a
feller is n revolutlonist, ne6ich, he has
got my best wishes up to and including
the funeral"
We'll. I'll tell you." Zapp explained,
"a Russian revolutonist is one thing,
and an Irish revolutionist is something
else again. What a Russian revolutionist
wants is that he should be able to live in
Russia under government conditions a
quarter as good as they are in Ireland, but
as he couldn't expect miracles exactly, he
would be satisfied II he could get one.tenth
the liberty the Jrishman has got"
Then what Is the Irishman a revolu.
ZIONIST for? 2" Birsky asked.
HE is a revolutionist for old times
sake" Zapp continued. "A hundred and
twenty years ago, English soldiers killed
aud icorSe than killed his relations by the
thousands; seventy years ago the Eng.
lish Government allowed his poor Gross
ntutter oldU hdsholom to starve, and down
to twenty years ago English landlords
gave him dspossess for not paying rent
on property which wasn't worth no rent
at all till he grew potatoes and raised
pigs and COWS on It: which while 1t is
true, Birsky, that them things is now
vorbei for years already, hard feelings
amt like promissory notes. You couldn't
bar them by q statue Of limitations, and
II you murder mans great-grandfather,
starve his grandmother and take away
his roof from over the mans own head,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20

aT THINK" said Louis Birsky, the
i real estater, as he looked over the
bill Of fare in Wasserbauer's Restaurant
and Cafe, 81 think 1 would have some
paprika chicken NIT Knockerf and cup
coffee"
"Wen why not?" Barnett Zapp, the
waist manufacturer, replied. Negro. the
Roman Emperor, played the fiddle while
Rome was burning"
II don't know what you are talking
about at ALL" Birsky said.
That's all right" Zapp said; II don't
blame you, BirslSy. just finished big
plateful Of oedampfte Rdlbfeisch my
self, and If the waiter would of had any
msnliness about him he would of said:
Z Listen how can you sit there and eat
that stuff when right today things is
golng on in Europe that in hundreds of
years from now children wouldn't be
promoted in school IL they wouldn't
know the date they happened Yes,
Birsky, in two hundred years from now
poets will be getting a big reputation
from writing poems about them things;
artists will be painting pictures of 'em
and people will cry when they see them
pictures, and IL some one looks up what
you and me was doing at the time the
originals of them pictures was actually
taking place, Birsky, they would find that
you was eating paprika chicken NIT
Khockerl and just got through with
some 0eddmptte RqlbHeiSch and was
fhinking seriously of ordering cup
eonee and slice of German cheese
cakep
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And you couldn't blame them people for
laughing at II, zapp, any more than you
could blame me for eating paprika
chicken NIT Rnockerl while them poor
Irish is getting killed by the thousands
because what would happen me II I did
otherwise. zapp? Let us say, for exam
pie, that I would go out now into the
streets and sit in the gutter and beat
my chest and a pollceman-an Irish
policeman at that-comes along and
asks what is the matter with me, Zapp
and tell him am carrying on that way
because the revolution gets put down
in ireland. The chances is he would
take me before a magistrate-and an
Irish magistrate at that-and the first
thing you know my relations is paying
hundreds Of dollars to lawyer he should
get me out of the asylum with man
damus or an aveous corpus, whichever
the lawyer thinks he could charge the
most for. Am 1 right or wrong7"
You are right about the policeman
and the magistrate, Blrsky." zapp said,
but you're wrong about your relations
AS a general thing, BirslSy, It don't make
no difference to a feller's relations
whether a magistrate sends you to jail
or an asylum, y'understand, it only con-
firms what they've been thinking about
you for years already"
Might your relations would act that
way zapp," Birsky said, severely, but
my relations would figure that blood is
redder than water and from a feller In
Jail or an asylum they couldn't get no
accommodation notes or stick him with
a post-dated check. And, anyhow, Zapp
SO far as my relations is concerned, 1
give them suckers leave to let me sit
in an asylum the rest Of my days II
would make such an exhibition Of my
self in the public streets"
well, you couldn't expect no better.
Birsky," Zapp. said, "and them poor
Irishmen, ne6ich, couldn't expect no
better. neither, because you could be so
sorry for ireland that you could cry
tears in the streets for her, y'under-
stand, and you could be so anxious to
see Ireland independent Of England that
you could shoot off guns in the streets
for her. understand me, and Just so long
as you only TALK about doing It and
WRITE about doing It, you would be
o. X. For instance, you take these here
Irishmen and they says months ago al
ready: England's tsuris is Ireland's
stmchd,' and when Mr.. Asquith reports
1t the English Government only smiles
and says they should tell their troubles
to Birrell and that Asquith should please
ask Kitchener has the expressman de-
livered them, 1,es9.s52 khaki uniforms
yet. A little later these here Irishmen
goes to work and incorporates under
the style OF Sim, Fein & Co.. Max ].
Sim, president: Louis Fein, vice presl.
dent and treasurer, and even with them
German names for officers the English
Government says what is the difference;
II they want to, let 'em organize under
the name Of the Dubiner Aatruhrerischer
GeseHschattsperein and by printing only
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20
ADMINISTRATION PLANS REPEAL
OF SPECIAL WAR TAX LAW
S26,OOO,OOO Revenue Loss to Be Com
pensated by Tax on Big Incomes

WASHINGTON, May 2O.-Repeal of the
two sections of the extended war law
and (Which provide for special taxa
tion on many articles of everyday use, has
been decided on by the Administration.
bills providing for this will be introduced
In the Senate and House Immediately, 1t
was stated today in Administration circles
Aithough the repeal of these schedules will
reduce current revenues for the six months
oetween July l and December 81, when
he war tax law expires by Limitation,
some S25,OO0.000, Treasury officials have
reported that the present state of the ma
uon's finances will warrant this. This is
especially so in view of the planned in
crease of taxation on the larger incomes
Of the country which already has been de-
elded on and which will. Democratic lead
ers say, amply take care of all increased
expenditures due to the military and naval
program.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20

sic NJ Grange, 4OS North 22d street,
$4,000; Alice e. Anderson, 1900 Penn
street, Ss35O. and Sarah A. Wallazz, 2s11
Kensington avenue. $500
The personal effects of the estate of
Elizabeth c. Hermann have been appraised
at $70826S Mary McHugh, S494s.10, and
Cornela S. Cline. s33S9.99.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20

renee street. admitted to probate today by
Register Sheehan. The estate is devised
to the widow of the testator. two daugh-
ters, three sons and grandchildren.
Other wills probated were those Of Will
liam Kleinfelder 251S North 22d street,
which In private bequests disposes of prop
erty valued at S25,000; James Hutchinson,
231 West Rittenhouse street, $4,000: Jes-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20
Baseball Victim to Be Buried Monday

The funeral OF Frank Hoen. member of
the graduating class OF Central High
School, who died Thursday after being
struck on the head by a pitched baseball.
will be held on Monday from his late home,
1887 Cresheim street, Mount Airy Services
Airy, where a Solemn Mass OF Requiem will
be celebrated by the Rev. James Dever.
Interment will be private. The pallbearers
will be members OF the Mount Airy Foot
ball team, of which young Hoen was a
member The senior class of Central High
School will be excused from school to at
tend the funeral.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20
LILLIAN sTRADLING AT "PoP"
Maquarre Will Conduct at Tonight's
Orchestra Concert

Lillian Stradling. a soprano will be So
loist at the Pop" concert in the Academy
of Music tonight. Maquarre viii conduct.
The program follows:
1. Overture, "Ruy Bias, ,...,,;. Mendslssoh
SelsS'oP Sas fe4m sEhor from The HuSus
nous Lillian istradiinis;.' Aisys'''st
4, Ballet Suite from the opera lie CID i...,.,
/. Castlllane.
ii. Andalouse.
Ill Aragonaise,
b, Overture, "hllrelllen .....,.......,.,G Gounod
1NTERAfISSION.
8. Selection from ''orphes aux Enters.
7. Songs with piano accompaniment;
ial The Q4est .'.''' i, s,shnlth
teei ''hy LoveT He Comes on the skee.
Lillian StradlinE.
3. Two NorweKian DANCES ,...s..s...'' GTTisg
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast

WASHINGTON, May 20.
FOR eastern Pennsylvania: Fair tonight;
sunday partly cloudy and slightly warmer;
gentle shifting winds
:, showers covered most of the Lake region.
new York, Maine and New Brunswick yes.
.erday under the influence of a disturbance
.nat Is moving out of the field of observa-
uoh thls morning. Fair weather is reported
seherally from the eastern half OF the coun-
w Unsettled conditions prevail I'm the
p'aihs states with light and widely scat
.efed showers The temperatures are ris-'
ing slowly from the Rocky Mountains east
most places
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20
CIergYman KILLED by Traln

WELLSBORO. Pa, May 20.-rhe Rev,
II. V. Allen, Methodist pastor Of Bloss-
burg. was killed and willis NJ Calkins an
undertaken Of the same place, Is dying IN
the Blossburg Hospital from injuries re
ceiyed in an automobile accident. They
were returning from making funeral ar
rangements ana drove GA tbs Hrie Raj
road Il front q 4 traia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20
BUYS vILLANoyA TRACT
Louis Rodman Page viii Build Resi-
dence for His Son

Edwin S. Dixon has sold. through Hirst
& McAiullin, TO Louis Rodman Page a tract
OF AZ acres at Spring Mill and State roads,
north OF Villanova, on which the purchaser
viii build residence for his son, Edward
c. Page The property sold Is known as
"Waverley" and Is adjacent 10 the Red
Rose estate, purchased few years ago, by
e. t. StotesbuTy and now occupied by his
daughter, Mrs. j. Kearsleys Mitchell
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20
Wanted !:
Room for
Expansion

This young man wants more
elbow room. He would like to
apply his unique experience to
the executive or purchasing end
of q going business. His judg-
ment and business sense are keen
and he can handle men. His
qualifications will interest impor-
tant executives who need q real
assistant. He can leave his pres
ent work long enough TO talk
personally-at any dme-with
any business man who calls him.
Public Ledger Box d iss.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20

German Efficiency" He Adds,
"Reminds You of One of Them
Surgical Operations by a $4,000
Professor, Where He dag
noses the Case Successfully,
Opens the Patient Success
fully, Removes Most Every
thing He Sees Successfully,
Closes the Patient Success
fully, and Brings Him Out of
the Ether Successfully, and
the Patient Gets Along Sue
cessfully UP to Two or Three
DAYS Before His Funeral"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20
WIN Send shackleton Relief shin

VIII Send Shackleton Relief Ship
LONDON, May 2O-Plans for the relief
of Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shacl<leton, who
with number OF his men is marooned in
the Antarctic, have been completed by the
Royal Geographical Society. A relief ship
will leave London August 1 for weddeII
Sea by way of Buenos Aires
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20
SCOTT LEFT $4,000 TO KIN

Will of Late County Commissioner De-
vises All to Widow and Legal Heirs
An estate valued at $4,000 is disposed
of by the will of former County Commits
sioner David S. Scott, 1442 North Law
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20
THESE HERE IRISH INCORPORATES UNDER THE STYLE SN FEN Co.,
MAA ISNN PRESIDENTS LOUIS VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER

Thus Ayers Zapp in Dis
cussing Irish Revolu-
tions and Russian
Revolutions With His
old Friend Birsky
Over "Paprika Chick
en- Nit Knockerl" at
Wasserbauer's Res
taurant and Cafe
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LENGTH on DAY.

LENGTH or DAY.
~ rsss 4:4l am. Moon Rises. 10 .55 IN.
- Asts-'r- f;l2 pm. Moon souths. 24O a. m.
DELAWARE RIVER TIDE CHANGES.
CHESTNUT STREET
- neter. 3-3l an. High water 9;55 pm.
- water II so5 a IN. IoW water. Al 40 pm.
TEMPERATURES Al EACH HOUR.
Ia1 III I2l ll ~ 3i Al
2 ez g e6l 81 6s 6s 6s
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-25
MEXICO SHOULD See ONE
OF TWO BIG AIR FLIGHTS

One bf the two cross continent
aeroplane flights scheduled for this
summer should pass through Mexico.
In fact both of them may be on this
route. Rodgers flew through here
and this is accepted as one Of the best
air line routes across America there is.
The Aero Club of America announc.
ed Monday the institution of a nation
al aerial derby which shall be the an
nual classic of aviators on this side
of the Atlantic. This years event will
be a trans continental race from New
York to the Pacific. Late August or
early September will be the time. AS
first prize the Executive COM
mittee Of the Aero Club has set aside
$4,000 from the national aeroplane
fund. This will supplement a silver
trophy offered by Ralph Pulitzer
publisher of the World, who devised
the plan for a national competition
and laid it before the Aero Club on
MAY q. Additional cash prizes con-
templated by the authorities Of the
Aero Club will make this years race
worth probably more than 100000
Oscar Brindly, veteran air pilot
and A. J.. Macy, started from Lo'
Angeles, Monday, to let the frs
self balancing plane in America fl
them from the Pacific to the Atlantic
The two men plan to cover nearl'
1000 miles, ending their ride at Mine
ola, L. l., next Sunday.
The plane is a hundred horse powe
Martin tractor of the military type
especially equipped for the trip. Tn
route taken will be via Salt Lake
Denver, Omaha, st. Louis, Chicag
and New York.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-25
TWO BACCALAUREGTES
PREACHED HERE SUNDAY
The Rev. A.. A. Wallace Addresses
Cadets and the Rev. o. o. Green
the Mcmillan Seniors.
M M. A. HAD BAND CONCERT
Final Dress Parade of the Year at
Military School Followed Musical
Program Sunday.

Two baccalaureate sermons were
preached in Mexico Sunday. The Rev.
A. A. Wallace of the First Presbyter-
ian Church in the morning addressed
the senior class of the Missouri Mill
tary Academy. At the First Baptist
Church the Rev. o. olin Green ad-
dressed the senior class of the Nc
MILAN High School also in the morn
ing. In the afternoon, at four o'clock
the Missouri Military Academy band
gave a concert on the campus which
was followed by the final dress pa
rade of the year. A large number of
friends of the school were present.
At the Dress parade Co. A was given
the cup for the best drilled company
and the Commandments medal for the
most soldierly conduct during the
year went to Cadet Coughlin of Con-
cordia, Kansas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-25
pyTHIANs TO JEFFERSON CITY

The Missouri Grand Lodge of the
Knights Of Pythias at its closing SEES
sion in st. Louis Wednesday decided
that the convention for next year
would be held at Jefferson City, on
the third Tuesday in May.
During the day greetings were ex-
changed between the Grand Lodge of
the Knights of Pythias and the Grand
Temple, Pythian Sisters.
The office of State Deputy Grand
| Chancellor was continued and the
newly elected grand chancellor has
Ireappointed William F. Drummond Of
Odessa, Mo-, to that position.
The following officers were elect
ed: Sam Hutchinson, Kansas City
grand chancellor; ]. R. Davis, Nevada
vice chancellor; Walter G. Rathbone
Springfield, grand prelate; Edwin Et
finger, ST Louis, reelected CRANE
keeper of records and seal; Herman
Roleke, Bethany, reelected gram
master of exchequer; Paul P. Hinch
ey, De Soto, grand master at arms; q
A. Schenke, M~aplewood, grand inne
guard; S. C. Rogers, st. Louis, gran
outer guard; Charles G. Miller, Boon
vile, Grand Lodge Trustee; Sam [
Woodson, independence, re-electe
member of the Pythian Home Boart
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-25
Notes of the Game

Biggerstaff more than made good
with the fans. Besides hitting 800 in
Yesterdays contest he did some base
running, stealing all the bags. In the
fifth inning with two men down he
stole home.
Kistler v got a fielding chance
at third in the Columbia game. But
the High School boy laid down the
~prettiest bunt in the fifth inning that
has been seer at Colonial Park this
year.
Egan of st. Louis, who is holding
down short for the Athletics is there
with his big stick. In the two game'
he has played he has faced the pitch
err eight times, gotten five hits, ant
scored three runs, Moreover, three o
these hits have been extra bases.
Higbee comes next week and shout
the Athletics take their scalp and W
believe they can we will be leading tn
league.
Manager Roberts has together
very strong aggregation of player
and has made a splendid beginning fo
the pennant but the team must haV
the support of the citizens if they al
to keep up the pace they have starte
he says. The business men realize tn
fact and a large number of shares
stock in the club were sold early in Il
season but he urges more of the cit
zens to buy an interest in the club al
help the team win the pennant..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-25
METHODISTS CHEER unfit
CATION ENDORSEMENT
General Conference Almost Unani-
mOusly Approves the Rejoining
Of Two Churches
NEXT CONFERENCES TO DECIDE
Two Bishops Clasp Hands Among the
Plaudits of Immense Gathering
In Saratoga N. Y.

Saratoga Springs, N. Y, May IL
The unification of the Methodist Ep-
iscopal Church and the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, was Endorsed
almost unanimously by the Methodist
General Conference yesterday. The
conference adopted the report Of The
Committee on Unification which pro-
vided for further negotiations with
the Southern Church, paving the way
for final action by the General Con-
ference Of the Southern Church in
1918 and by the Northern Church's
General Conference in 1920.
The report recommends the ANAL
gamation of the branches of Ameri-
can Methodism with the general con-
ference as the supreme governing
body of the church and with separate
conferences and Episcopal supervis-
ion for the negro churches. The re-
port was adopted amid scenes of un-
bounded enthusiasm. Only n speech
was made in favor of the action and
none in opposition.
Cheering and applause greeted the
announcement that the report had
been adopted and as Bishop E. R.
Hendrix of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South stepped to the speak
er's desk and clasped hands with
Bishop Cranston, the presiding offic-
er, the convention spontaneously be-
gan singing, Praise God From Whom
All Blessings Flow" and followed
with "Blest Be the Tie That Binds"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-25
AI1nRAIN CoUNTY,s ALTITUDE

There is about seventy feet varla-
tion in Audrain County attitudes is
an interesting fact brought out on a
new base map of Missouri, recently
issued by the Missouri Bureau OF
Geology and Mines.
The average heighth of Audraln
above mean sea level is 800 feet
Thompson has an altitude Of 1873 feet
and Vandalia, the low point is 76S
feet making an exact difference of u
feet.
Below are the attitudes of Aud
rains towns:
vandalit, 76S feet; Farber 76c
feet: Laddonia, 7S0 feet; Rush Hill
100 feet; Mexico, 800 feet; Bentoi
City, 81 feet; Martinsburg, 8l2 feet
Thompson, 1888 feet.
Comparing these points with othe
elevations in the state, we find tina
Taum Sank Mountain is the highes
%noint, with an elevation of 1900 fee
while the lowest is the point wher
the Mississippi leaves the state l
Pemiscott county, the elevation bein
225 feet above the waters of the Gull
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-25
MEXICO ATHLETICS MOVE
into SECOND PLACE
The standing of the teams are:

"Lefty" Lancaster and the hitting
Mexico Athletics didn't do a thing to
Columbia Sunday at Colonial Park.
Mexico went into second place by de-
feating Columbia II to A.
Lancaster pitched the greatest ex-
hibition of baseball that has been seen
in Mexico for years. In nine innings
he famed 20 of the Columbia men and
allowed only seven hits. Taylor and
Davis, two of the University Missouri
PLAYERS, who are now with the Browns
making five of these seven singles
None of the hits were for extra bases
Mexico lined up Sunday with Big
gerstaff of East Saint Louis or
first and he certainly looks sweet tC
l the fans. Out Of five trips to the
plate the big boy got three singles
and a double and scored MI of thu
Mexico runs.
In fact the Athletics got to Dippol'
the Columbia pitcher, in the earl!
rounds and before the curtain wal
drawn had IL hits off him.
This is the story the box score tells
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-25
INVITE LETTER CARRIERS

William Bryarly, n of the local
letter carriers was before the Com
mercial Club weekly luncheon, Fri
day evening at the Hotel Hoxsey,
and asked the club to extend an invi-
tation to the Missouri Association OF
Letter Carriers to meet in this city
in 1917. The Club voted unanimously
to follow his suggestion and Clarence
Hopkins of this city, will take the IN
yitation to the state meeting in Jop'
lin. May 80 and 81. With delegates
and representatives from Washington
the meeting will bring over a hundred
people for the sessions.
The club decided to make the mex
meeting for the merchants at which
various trade problems will be dis
cussed. Those present Friday evening
were R. E. Race, VIM. Bryarly, Johl
Washington, VIM. Pollock, Mitchell
White, Sam Morris, Roy Ferris.