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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
SOUTH AMERICA AND CHURCHES
Ie Editor Of Evenin0 Ledger !,


sir-As you have spread the views of Mr..
Yerkes before the public will you allow a short
comment on the subject? Mr.. Yerkes would
probably wish that his views should be consid-
cred broad rather than high or low. What is
sought by the Panama Conference is to endow
Latin-America with the purely Yankee notion of
Christianity, which means in every village of
1000 inhabitants two three, four or more costly
buildings TO house congregations that can hardly
support them, hence a resort TO all sorts of en-
tertainments to poach on each others pockets
Thoughtful men seeking some way to over
come this overrichness OF divinity and at present
the efforts have led only TO the idea of union
Whenever the idea OF unity has come to be the
general thought the evil win mend itself Now
any effort TO extend this very real evil to Latin
America is deprecated many grounds by not
only High Churchmen. but by all except a small
group within the church who unfortunately are
just now having their day Of publicity Whether
Mr. Yerkes belongs TO this group has any
special grudge against Latin-AmeFiea need not
be considered. The question of endoWing South
America with groups OF church buildings. parish
houses entertainments or gymnasiums sup
ported by North American money is not likely
to materlalize very greatly as soon as the sub
ject has been threshed out In public. p. Z.
Philadelphia February g.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
QUIZ

/. There is n great deal of talk about building mn
trade with South America. About what X
the population of South America?
2. What Justice OF the Supreme Court was ON,
Secretary OF state?
3. What is meant by BUSY Bertha?
4. What has been the chief criticism directed
against the Municipal Court since II was
organized?
8. Who is chairman Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee of the House of Representatives.
6. Who made the first American flag?
I. A married man has income of $4,000. Hi
wife has an independent income Of SIOe0.
Must he pay an income tax?
8. Which is the larger, Kansas City, Mo. or
Kansas City, Kan?
o. What is the maximum part of his income that
Wan should pay for rent?
TO- Is the magnetic North Pole fixed point?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
AGRICuLTuRE AND PEACE

TO the Editor Of EVettng Ledger:
Sir-AgFiculture a basis for world peace Is
but optimistic imaginary vision. With DIFF
ferent languages, customs and seetarianisrn IL
would be impossible In this age. The equity
Of international law will compel peace Nations
continue to add power to the balance side Of
justice Nations Will no more heed REQUESTS
than neighbors In township. In the United
States when the rich desire 10 buy estates ana
live on them with tenantry the farmers trades
ara professiqns VIII benefit Agriculture Is
mostly controlled now By financial institution
GEORGE cAsHEI4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
What's Your FavOrite simile?

She had mouth that even sheriff couldn't
shut up Il, F. Pitzer.
TINE friends OF the late Eugene Geary, the
i genial, ig-hearted fellow who passed
away last year. are to bring out a volume
OF his verse shortly. Here's a sonnet of his:
THE TRUE PHILOSOPHER.
Along the railroad calmly doth he stray
Direct descendant Of the line OF Pan;
The toothstome bin board and tomato-can
His yermiform appendix keep o. k
What school he springs from mortal cannot say
The stagyrites or Plato's2 Ills his wan
Indifference TO things observed OF man
Makes life 70 him rose embroidered way
what's hecuba 10 him he 10 Hec-
ubaf he waEs his beard and does not dwell
on battles sppila intrigues and things remote
He climbs great he ghgs and never fisks bis neck
And - as thinkers more advanced know well
Oar Qnls tzae ehissssDAsE-tAe zuaz
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
Tom Daly's Column
HtsHEs.


TEs rather late for t1ishes notC,
Though once I'd plenty;
~ seems that TUe forgotten hotO
! tCfshcd at ttConty
M hopes tCcre rather iotty then,
No doubt, and sporty;
Bat many things tone doivu in men
Who'Uc rounded fortD
J rccollect hoped for fame;
To cut some cdpers.
M fond hope NOUS to Keep mn name
ont Of the pdperS.
Fer are mn ,cishes notO. keep
But SIR or scUen;
The dearest deal tcith Food and Sleep
The trildeSt, HcdUcn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. About 60. Conspicuous military exploits In
Egypt and South Africa. Communicates
chief OF India.
2. Ninety miles.
8. Ella F1aEg Young.
4. Theodore Roosevelt.
8. Secretary of State under Mckinley and Rooss.
welt. Author and statesman.
9. Z. I. Barnum.
Z. IL. G..
8. Key West is little farther south than Browns
Vile, Tex.
0. Raymond Poincare.
10. In 1910, 237194. Increase In IO-year period
1919. Estimated at 10000 in 1913,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
How Far South Do Liars Flourish, Judd?

Old Judd Lewis of the Houston Post, has
been POLITICALLY welcoming spring and Bill
Reenan, OF Cincinnati, writes from Dallas:
Game down this way to escape the winter,
but It came with me. Still | suppose one
couldn't oblige these hospitable Texans who ad-
vertse spend your winter-in- sunny Texas II
one didn't have ones winter with one to spend,
could one?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
Greatest Pennsylvania Altitude

Editor of "Whdt Do You Knoto"-what Is the
highest altitude in Pennsylvania, and Is there
any State where the land does not rise 500 lee'
above the sea level? WILLIAM PENN =
Blue Knob, Bedford County which rises to an
elevation of 1886 feet, is the highest point In tnls
State. The highest point in Florida is NJ
Pleasant. Gadsden County, which is only M
feet above the sea.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
A Good Suggestion

Editor of "What Do You Rnoto"-I think your
quiz corner an excellent thing to read. II Is Il
teresting. I hope you will continue II always
DO you not think II an advisable plan also to
publish each day answers to the previous
days questions? l hasten to assure you am
not too lazy to look them up. Neither are the
questions too dlfficult-but If you don't know
some of them-that ends 1t.
Even If one had the time. he could not find
certain few of the answers by merely con-
sulting school books, dictionaries library
books, wise guys" or reading the newspapers
Also may we, the readers, submit to you now
and then questions for your approva9 You
might run "shy," you know.
Would like to know particularly If the mrs.
plan meets with your approval. And don't the
readers think it good suggestion?
J.E.T,JR.
As a number of correspondents have made
the request, answers to questions viii s
printed regularly. Questions from readers wiz
gladly be considered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

TETERE you ever afraid of your matutinal
w bawth catching fire, my dear? 1 have
been all my life.
single great, grevous, fiery thought,
while you're in it-and there you are-or,
rather, are not. But it's all right now / saw
the sign today When you have one of these
incendiary thoughts, just run down here to
SMITHS FIRE PROOF BATHS"
Atlantic City. John Luther Long.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

This hation is not yet in the humiiating
position where 1t is necessary for school
children to contribute their dimes to build
battleship. There have been cases where
women have given their hair for the national
defense, and heroism has seldom been lack
ing in the press of a great necessity. But
this nation is confronted with no crisis in
the money supply and the dme-giving pro-
gram probably has more of sentimentalism
than OF patriotism behind IT,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
Biggest Cathedral

Editor Of what Do You RHol1"-What Is y. y.
largest cathedral in the world? | have go
told that the Cathedral of St. John the D DivA'a
now building in New York, will be the nsss'
when 1t it completed. CHuRChANs'
The Cathedral of st. John the Divine 49, y
have a floor space of $1,000 feet, or less us1 ss
one-haIf of the floor space tnclosed WITHIN .sss w
Peters. in Rome 1t is also exceeded ~ -
by the Cathedrals in Seville and Milan
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

The suggestion that a naval academy be
established the Pacific coast was first
made by the EVENING LEDGER. There should
be at least three great naval academies The
Pensacola, Fla, navy yard offers a splendid
site for one on the Gulf coast. Public opin-
ion Is fixed in favor of an adequate navy
An increase in the number of mdshipmen
at Annapolis will ease the situation; but it
will not solve the problem OF providing
sufficient number of officers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

Justice Hughes insists once more that he
is entirely out of politics and announces that
he is opposed 10 the selection or instruction
of delegates in his interest. No one doubts
his sincerity. And one doubts, either,
that there are several other Republicans
who are anxious to have as many delegates
as possible instructed to vote for them at
Chicago
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

Senator Hitchcock favor turning the govern
ment Of the islands over to a people which
does not contain statesmen enough to draft
the laws and draft a constitution without
using the same men for both tasks7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
Paw of AM ARMY Oficer

Editor Of "WhGt Do You RHoD"-HoW ~, 80
the pay of an officer in the American - ~
compare with that Of the English army o.
fcers? VOLUHlE
An American major general receives ~
year, and an English officer OF the same 80
gets S6S26, An American colonel receives tessS
and an English colonel has salary u 49,.
grades.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

Trolley poles are not beautiful and they
have been tolerated because they have been
supposed to be necessary. Minneapolis, how
ever, discovered that II the trolley wires
were supported by span wires attached to
the buildings the poles could be removed
Downtown Minneapolis is almost free from
disiguration- The City Parks Association,
which is attempting to bring about a SINH
lar Improvement here, has already secured
thespromise OF the cooperation of President
Mitten. OF the Rapid Transit Company, and
is asking that the owners of buildings in
Chestnut and Walnut streets consent to
the attachment of the stay wires to their
property. The advantages of an unencum-
bered curb line are so evident that no argu-
ment is needed to convince the thoughtful.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

Editor of "WhGt DO You Hno0"-I maoe u''
assertion today that there are at least loW ~
riodicals published in Philadelphia but was ~ ~,
puted by a man who said that there Wa was NV
more than 100, Which is right? TACoNt
Neither There are 275.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
What Do You Know

Queries Of general interest toiu be ans,cersa
In this column. Ten questions, the ans,oe,,
to tohich eUery tUell-informed person shovN
knotU, are asked daily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

Frennh strategists are unwilling TO be-
lieve that a great offensive has been begun
by Germany. The tremendous effort of the
last few days at Yimy is not precisely of
the same kind the push in the Artois
region made by the Allies last September,
because the chief point OF attack is that hill
crest which was partly won at that time.
German command is obviously trying 10
regain valuable post and to reset its
lines In the favorable positions they held be-
fore September. So far. II is defensive. II
RE report that $4,000 men were lost be taken
with the usual discount, the price is stiH
enormous. and the gain cannot equal the
advantage which the Anglo-French troops
stood 10 win II they had gone over the crest
ana dominated the Douai- Cambrai
railroad lines. On the other hand, il this
be actually prelude to a large offensive.
the cost might justify itself
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

Many other sensible women will indorse
Mrs. Edison's protest against the introduce
ton Of gowns the skirts of which stop short
fifteen inches from the floor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
o! Very Similar

The difference twiXt humor in books
And that which we hear after meals:
The formers as old as it looks,
The latter as young as it feels.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
StevensOn's Prayer

Editor of "Whdt Do You RnOW'-l heard
man quote Stevenson's morning prayer in meet,
ing the other night. I cannot remember u y. y,
and l do not know the man who used II wen l
enough to feel like asking him for It, can you
help me to find it?
WAYLAND .EEMoRIAIl
Perhaps some reader can supply 1t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
LITTLE ENGLAND WINS OUT

There nre two EnEInnds The real
England n drhttnn In France and keep
ing shut mouth. The other England is
having Mysteries. The fighters arc Ordi-
nary EnHliShmcn "doing their bit." The
takers arc from the ranks OF the chest
men, the thinkers and professional pa
triOts. Fortunately. the common people
are saving England.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
Abandoned Churches?

Take the matter of churches Experts
have been crying that the country church is
on it's last legs They point to hundreds of
abandoned churches They pessimistically de-
clare that religion and morality are dying
out. The fact is that the fittest of the coun-
try churches are surviving and growing into
new strength and vigor. Economic prosper
ity in any region means prosperous churches
in that region. central location and an
active church mean the death of passive
churches scattered about at this crossroads
and that and the other, The mortality is
great but there are more live and thriving
churches sin the country than ever before
and the total membership of country
churches is on the increase.
The country has heard the call of eff
cheney 1t is building new social and eco
nomic organization out of it's own resources
by its own efforts, on it's own initiative. This
weeks conference of rural lifers in Philadel-
phia is full of signs OF the times.
The rural exodus" has ceased Something
like an equilibrium between emigration and
immigration is near at hand. But boys will
still leave the farm. If sons of lawyers, by
the way, all became lawyers it would be
pretty hard on the legal profession.
The country boys have gone out from the
country The most truly rural" State OF
the Union contributes more native TO
who's Who" the dictionary of American
notables than any other State in proportion
to population. 1t has been doing that for
quite while. And along with these who's
Who-ers"-good riddance of bad farmers
have gone the incapables the fellows who
have failed City Jobs for them. And back
there in the truly rural" country. what?
School attendance higher than anywhere
else. Schools better according TO the Sage
Foundation, than those of three-fou of
the American States. Enterprise rampant.
Economic and social organization going for
ward, as the phrase is, by leaps and bounds.
Farming methods never so scientific and ehi-
cient Farm values increasing is TO 25 per
cent. in the last hve years. The most truly
rural State is all the time going uphill. The
evil Of the rural exodus is a myth.
A Part for the Whole
There are 50 many common fallaeies in
discussion OF "the country life problem"
that merely TO list them would occupy col
umns of space The evils complained OF are
usually more apparent than real. others
rather temporary than permanent Aban-
doned farms are an incident of necessary
readiustment Tbs Department q Agricul-
tare o. Massachusetts used q issue ~ an
nnal catalogue of abanaaned farms. hut noa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

senator Hitchcock critieises the Clarke
Philippine Independence bill because it does
not provide for the creation of any independ-
eat government in the islands to take the
nlaee Of that WHICH Is now acting under the
supervision OF American officers. He has
proposed 70 amend the bill by authorizing
eAe legislature of the islands to draft con-
aEitalion. when called upon 10 defend this
pEopasltioc he ingeniously told his colleagues
that he aid not propose a separate eonstitu-
fIonal conFenticn, as his purpose vas
saeIf - eeonomsze tins and economize ma
tsfeI - the material for statesnanshlp 81
tHt Ph2ipnine Islands Is necessarily very
||HIfz4 = e 8 s. HmIled IS az his under
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

We have heard of combing the seas, but
today comes the news that the Adriatic was
the scene of five brushes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

That earthquake shock at Panama was not
caused by German bomb.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

z This weather reminds us of Mark Twain's
comment on the climate of New England.
ut has none" he said; "all you get is sam
PIES"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

The speaker before the country life con-
ference knew what he was talking about
when he said that the homes were depending
too much on the schools to do their work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

The witness called yesterday in the Bran
deis hearing seems literally to be a Thorne in
the flesh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

Kings are IKE stdrs-thev rise and set. they
hdpe
The icorship of the Dorld, but no repose.
--ShelleU
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
Palindromie

Editor Of "Yhat Do You RHot7"-In tonisosa..
paper you advise Curious" to consut e5
tionary for the meaning of a palindromS, ~ - Z
Why did you not advise r. T. Chew L, 70 esF sJsH
u, S. map? hEAp
II Reader win look at the advice as1 r..
will find that although It does not los1 lo,sa1t,iv
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

Perhaps he will; but If drapery over the
hips is to be the badge of the American
gentleman, we know several men who will
refuse to qualify
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
Can't Say! We're Neutral

Don't you think the National stomach is
the one that can eat Red herring, White
onions and Blue points without seeing things
other than flags waving? FP. Pitzer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

The "American gentleman" this spring
will wear a sinEle-hreasted. two button sack
suit. with drapery over the hips,-News re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
Indian Voters

Editor Of "What Do YoH KHot0"--Are sh'
wv CARLIslh
IN 1915 there were 241s4 Indian voter fo''si S
74,0s2 Indian citizens An Indian Is eef ef ~
a citizen when he has severed hls 49, ~
pendent social and eeon1lntc unit tts g. s.
81 Indians who have abandonea tnsf ss.zs
llna and ASSUMED civilized elqfelnt
lrom ns.oeo Ia 1850 70 i s.eQQ i@zs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
nELAMARE 18Th IN TIE

IIE4IFh " fHHAT9 III N lIIL
u. :. LAUNDRY BUSINESS
Headline Wilmington, Evening journal
Likely due to the public washing of a GER
tain prominent family's linen do you think?
No Name
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
Tit for Tat and Then Some

The Brahmin despses the civilization of
the West. That is because he is not of the
West. The Occidental looks down on the
civilization of the Orient. That is because
he is not of the East. Each believes his own
is best, and you can't drive the opinion out
of him.
The Englishman and the German each
knows the other in part and prophesies in
part. The Practical Man is contemptuous of
the Man of Letters, and the Man of Letters
is even worried about the Practical Man.
City and country are coming to understand
each other better
The trouble with country life is the lack
of adequate organization. The need is for
the revitalization of rural institutions, for
the adaptation of old institutions to new
conditions, for the development of institu-
tions to meet the exigencies of a changing
order. 1t is exactly the same problem which
the city has faced and which it has not
solved as yet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
PRIDE OF THE
RURAL EMIGRANT
No Need to Worry About How
Things Are Going in Country.
Back-homers Are Taking
Care of Themselves

NNE OF the first experiences of the rural
" emigrant, after he has established him.
self in the big city, is resentment. This
may or may not become chronic, depending
largely on his sense of humor-which indeed
is little more than an appreciation of hui
man nature.
When he goes back home to attend the fu-
neral of his father representative of the in
telligence and culture of the Hub of the Uni
verse bids him good-by with cheerful com
miserations over the necessity of returning
to that God-forsaken country" Which is
horribly bad manners, of course, but the
rural emigrant has to get used to it.
The first of the Three Loyalties is the 10y
atty of Home and Native Place. The rural
emigrant becomes a hyphenate and apollo
gizes not.
Rural and urban are two different civiliza-
tons, each with its folkways and mores.
Everybody ought to read about folkways
and mores in the books of Professor Sumner
and Professor Keller. 1t might do some
good and then again it mightn't.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

AND CHEER FOR THE u. b.
UTILITY BOYS
WASH SUITS
Sign on 7th above Chestnut.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10

She had mouth that even a sheriff couldn
shut up. r. r. Pitzer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-10
Philadelphia Periodicals

Perhaps some reader can
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-06-15
Hurrah for Johnson =!

Substantial improvements are be-
ing made on the roads northward
from Cold Brook, toward Lakewood
and East Madison. This work is
under the care of Highway Commits
sioner w. w. Johnson of the town of
Madison and is being done in most
creditable manner We have seen
each varying road condition treated
with more ingenuity to secure the
best results with minimum cost. Mr.
Johnsons method of concreting for
the depressions in the lodges we have
never noted elsewhere. This must
cost far less than it would to blast
out the rock formation and is magical
in the way it smooths places over
which men and animals have bumped
along for generations If points on
economical road building are wanted,
go to Johnson
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-06-15
Now Lives in Oregon

Friends of Mrs Milly Merrill (Mrs.
Nathan) who once lived in this sec
ton will be interested to hear from
her at her distant home in Union,
Oregon. She writes that her son
Josiah Brown is engaged in carpen-
tering, when he isn't putting in his
farm crops. His two oldest sons. the
grand sons of Mrs. Merrill are work
ing on the State Farm. They are
married and are neighbors, residing
in the town of Union The oldest
daughter is married and lives in Cali
fornia and the second daughter is also
married and lives near other mem
bers of the family in Union The
third daughter is employed in a
store. the youngest son is IA and the
youngest daughter is years of age
both of whom are attending school
Mrs. Merrill informs us that she lives
alone in a five room house on one
corner of her sons lot That she is
able to do her own work, but that her
eyesight is very poor. She sends re-
CARDS TO all her old friends