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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28
"THE TYLER GRIPPE"
,ditor 81 ErenLnn Lcd0er.

TO the Editor of ErGning LCdger;
Sir-The present wide prevalence of the form
of influence known as Ia grippe, from the
French. which the reporters call the grip" Is
not new Many similar visitatiOns are recorded
Their cominGs and SOings are mysterious as
those Of the wind, of which we have been re-
mlned-no one can tell whence it cometh nor
whittier it goeth," II has been known to dis
able n ship i'm mdOcenn by suddenly attacking
the and rendering them unable to man
age the vessel.
Perhaps few remember the association of the
malady with our national politics, In the year
1870 when the writer had reached the age of
II years, the country was in the throes Of a
presidential campaign, in which General Will
lam Henry Harrison was the candidate of the
Whig party for President with John Tyler
running mate,
The campaign was what may be termed up
roarious Harrison's celebrity the hero OF
the fight with the redmen, in the battle known
as of TppecanOe, formed the basis of the
slogan, "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too"
His alleged lowy origin led his opponents to
deprecate him as coming from the log cabin
and drinking cider. The Wings took this up
deprecIate him as coming from the log cabin
and Hard >ider." Brass tokens were coined,
of which I have preserved a sample, showing
a log cabin with the cider barrel conveniently
by. Log cabins were carried in torchltght pro-
cessions. one of which structures Is preserved
by a neighbor who has T-rmttted me to take
a picture of IT,. Books of campaign songs were
circulated. Farm wagons were driven TO the
meetings. crowded with standing men, holding
each other up and shouting these songs, per-
haps, too, carrying within them some of the
beverage attributed to their candidate.
Great was the grief when, month after his
Inauguration Harrison died and Tyler too
became President, About this time came one of
those mysterious visitations from which we are
now suffering and which Is not mentioned i'm
the enumeration Of similar epidemics in the
Encyclopaedia Britannica, II was, however, very
severe and widespread and its association with
the leading political event of the time led to It's
being known as Tyler Grippe" Whether II was
thought TO have been the moving cause of the
attack of pneumonia which caused the death Of
Harrison and put Tyler in his place whether
its association with the detection of the latter
from his party led to this designation l know
not, but the name stuck" until the grippe"
took It's flight to other regions and gave place
10 other subjects OF interest
j. A. ANDERSON.
L.ambertville, n. j., January 27.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

Intentions no commission OF seven men could
do all that the commission theoretically does.
Yet the commission, IL It had the physical
power would be hampered by the 43 con-
ficting State commissions, by the 440 ma
tional and State laws affecting the railroads
passed since 1912, and by the general atti-
tude of punishment rather than cooperation
with the industry which Is the basis of pros
pcrity. MIR. Kahn does not gloss over the
faults Of tho roads, particularly in the elder
day when they were arrogant to private
citizens and generous to politicians and care
less about finance. But he indicates that
change has come and that corresponding
change must come In regulation. His sug-
gcstions are certain to be deeply considered.
They include the virtual abolition of state
control over interstate railroads. abolition of
rate-iXing power in the commission, with
the rate adjusting and revising power re-
tanned, and the establishment of central
board of control with regional boards in the
manner Of the present banking system
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

Adam Smiths Wealth Of Nations Cham
bcrs' Information for the People, and
Drummond's Natural Law in the Spiritual
World My father had been a good deal
worried about my loss of opportunity for
getting an education. But the reading
taught me a good deal My mother had been
accustomed to read aloud to him UP to the
time when | was able to take up the task.
When ! was about IL years of age l had an
opportunity to join a night school which had
been newly started and this gave me
chance to catch up to some extent with the
branches of instruction in which l was most
deficient"
Secretary Wilson'S father was a man of
noteworthy mental vigor and back in Scot
land he organized a great cooperative So
ciety known as the Cadaow Society. 1t was
named after an ancient castle in the neigh
borhood 1t paid dividends, and what was
more important, it encouraged thrift among
the miners.
Tho Secretary of Labor sprang from humble
circumstances. If says he, II have man
aged to get on in the world to any extent,
it affords the best possible evidence that
this is country in which opportunity lies
in every mans path" r. II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28
Tom Daly's Column
IN wAsnrNaroN SQUARE

She liCcS in the square beiotC me there.
An. me! II she'd only love me.
But she tCdlks abroad NTH her head in the air
SWpremc'y obHuious Of me.
Time tCos tchen this square tUoS quecniy, too,
Ere Commerce, icorSt Of mdrdudcrs
Found toothold here for the parent.
For shops and for bachelor boardcys
The house Of her fathers, square and brotCn
Grand mdnSc Of the oldcn city,
Seems looking dorn on the iniCdrU toicn
win a mirturc Of Scorn and pity
This looh Of her house, dustcrc aioot
Rests nor on her bigb-brcd features,
When she issues torth from beneath her roof
To icdik among mconcr creatures.
sit At mn iCindotr uHdcr the cares
And Ucarn 10 be there beside her.
Bat GUU bcttcccn ike the ocean hcarcs,
For ncr"r a gHU ,rdS iridcr.
She lircs in the square JCiow me there
Al. nc! n shea only ioue me-
She HrcS in the square beioc me there,
Bnt morcs in a Circic dbouc nc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28
coLoNEL RoosEvELT,s SPEECH

To the Editor Of EueniHg Ledger:
sir-Congratulatons. You had the only real
ANALYSIS OF the speech of Colonel Roosevelt In
your issue covering that portion Of the recent
Americanization movement in this city, lie made
a political speech, pure and simple, and used the
conference TO exploit his attempt TO sidle into
favor with the bigwigs Of the Republican
party. Social justice was discarded The iron
about with carpet slippers, so that II he did
strike some plutocratic corn he would not hurt
Inc owner % ROSS s. GEORGE
Manayunk. January "a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28
IT'S A GOOD LETTER AFTER ALL

OOME ONE has adUGmced the opinion that
~ the letter "e" is the most unfortunate let
ter in the English alphabet, because it is
dllcnys ont of cash, toreUcr in debt, neuer out
Of danger and in he'll all the time. For some
reason, he Oreriooked the tortunates of the
letter, so 1ce cdH his attention to the fact "e"
is neUer in 1car and ahcays in peace. II is
the beginning Of eristence, the commencement
Of ease and the end of trouble. Without il
there 1cowid be no meat, no life and no
hearen. II is the centre of honesty. makes
lore perfect and tCithoWt il there could be no
editors, derUs or HelcS.--F Fourth Estate
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28
For the Promotion of Picturesque Profanity

When we announced that we'd stop our
cars to all oaths of more than 20 words we
had no notion that Arthur Guitermnn would
try TO win his own book. So we're raising
the ante TO 80 words, to admit this entry
from him:
Maybe III send you a brief essay on the
true inwardness and rationale OF profanity
All that occurs to me now is a Comprehen-
sive curse that is barred from Your COM
petition by its length and proba hlv hv its
intensity. Some old writer. whose name
have forgotten, but he evdentlv testy
bootworm, expresses his feelings thus:
May he that printcth a Book without an
Index be damned ton miles beyond He'll
whore the Devil himself can't go because
of the nettlesl" Arthur Guiterman
For strength this is above proof, but music
is what we want, too A protest has been
entered against our own mild little oath,
by the wings of the things in the beard
OF the prophet"
Dear Tom-No matter how rotund or musi-
cal or picturesque the oath. its value will
be fatally vitiated by faulty entomology,
Since when have the things that are in
the beard of the prophet been provided with
wings? You don't set that copy of The
Laughing Muse anyway. Il. S.
This r. s. person is probably some beard
less youth who knows little of hirsute har-
bors; doubtless he never heard Frank
Oglesby's sweet tenor voice rendering this
lovely lyric:
There Old Man with a beard.
Who said 1T is just what feared!
Two Owls and Hen,
Four LurkS and u Wren
Have all built their nests in my beard"
Here's another entry and of the sender's
nationality there can be no question:
To an enemy; MAY the Divvil sit on your
upper lip and bark down at your soul"
A. ON.
And here's another:
Perhaps you'll award "rhe Laughing Muse"
TO the sCrbbler OF this verse.
BY the Enomo that does roam in my hairy dome"
Is that the winning
II not, then here's another
Which contains few words
by tho rumblinEs ana the grumbngs
or the eternal gods of war"
MaCknus
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

Amateur operate performances in this city
are given by a number of organizations, and
they are unusually well patronized These
occasions have an interest quite apart from
the merits of the performances, and they
have a far-reaching result. Whatever anna
teurs do to increase interest,in opera is well
come in a city which has no opera company
of it's own and is compelled 10 depend en-
tirely upon the arrangements of foreigners.
The Metropolitan does it's best for Phila-
delphia, but 1t is not always close to the
local demand, and cannot be.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28
AN INCIDENT OF THE ORIENT.

Serving to Introduce certain Eastern sage who
may be expected 70 MAXI l3i, his salaam from time
column.J
Old See Youf Irst,-of men the worst
Was something of a Wit,
For knowledge he'd holy thirst,
OF Turks he was the very first
To sample brie, and wiener-wurst--
He also drank a bit.
A missionary, one bright day
In sober black be-Clad,
Stroled, holly, along that way
Cried Youf: II love good men who pray;
My bone trick is the game to play
I'll frisk yon simple lad"
See Youf salaamed: "Enendi See!
relic rare have /;
This tiny bone is from the knee
OF Mahomet! For dollars three
II goes to you-a Saint All me-
To sell 1t makes me cry"
Then spake the missionary, low:
This ten-spot, Friend, is all
Ny purse; make change, and let me go
Keep you three dollars. Hurry, bo,
sail, forthwith, By p. & o.
And | must haste wthal."
See Youf made change. To Bank then went
That rogue OF deepest dye.
The Banker sitting in his tent
over the parsons" ten-spot bent:
"'Tis counterfeit; not worth a cent"
Quoth he, in accents dry.
A A
Looking over the above hlling it seems
to US there's a terrible lot OF birthstone ana
strong full-grOwn man talk about It. but
it's too - late now 20 change II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

Director Haroun al Raschid Wilson his
name is going to be! Like the Caliph of the
Arabian Nights, Mr.. Wilson is prowling
about the city long after curfew hours. Like
the Caliph, he is probably doing some good
deeds unbeknownst. Like him, he is salts
ned with his Bagdad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

The President in one of his New York
speeches declared for Justice without
aggression" in our relations with Mexico. AS
country the United States has not asked
for nor even wanted aggression. 1t has
demanded justice, and it has believed for
many months that justice could have been
achieved more swiftly, more certainly, by
other policies than by those chosen by the
President. His course has been that of
justice to Mexicans. But what superior
right have Mexicans that they should re-
ceive justice while it is denied to Americans?
The President must know that a last
resort, the send ing of an armed force into
Mexico. in support of a recognized govern
ment would not be aggression in any sense.
Further the President reasserted the Amer
ican doctrine of allowing each nation to
determine its own attitude toward it's own
affairs. II might be suggested that this
right does not include the privilege of de-
termining the right toward America,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

Perhaps the boom in the lumber business
reported by the State Lumbermens Associa-
tion is caused by the sudden influx of
woodenheads into public life
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28
OPPORTUNITY AS
FOUND IN AMERICA
Secretary Wilson, Doomed" for
Senatorship, Came to Pennsylva-
MIA Coal Mines When a Small
Boy and Got On"

or COURSE, Pennsylvania has to ave
" two Senators in Congrcss-al the other
States do-and as vacancy is soon to occur
the new Senator might as we'll be William
Bauchop Wilson as anybody else. That is,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28
A PROPHECY THAT DONE GONE RusrEn

str-Can Hughy Fullerton qualify as a humor-
list or prophet and enter your sacred college of
aspiring humor?
Extract from American Magazine for jan
uary, 1910. page 3S5: Perhaps Dreyfuss may
not, for Wagner has achieved his ambition
Jay Ray.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

As things are today. we should say that If
the President throws his influence on the side
of n tariff commission the country is certain to
have onc.-Indarapolis News.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

The belated effort of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor to raise tho money to pay
the fines of the Danbury hatters ought to
succeed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

American Psychologists who have been accus-
toned to spending their time in the Old World
may find, if they will turn their minds to it.
that there is plenty of interesting archaeological
material right here in the ncw.-Tacoma Trl-
bune.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

Life at Harrisburg is just one political
conference after another.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

No matter why or by what party the outrage
was perpetrated, 1t is Carran2a who is imme-
dlately responsible to the America Govern
ment, and he should be held to a strict
ountability.-Detrot Free Press.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

Did you answer the Presidents call yester-
day? If the charming young women did not
smile a generous response out of you, you
must have been calous. indeed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

The men who wanted to get into the late
Judge Ralstons scat before It was cold will
have to wait while
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

II Secretary Daniels would guarantee to
the armor plate manufacturers orders enough
TO keep their mills running on full time he
would doubtless get armor plate for less
than 1t would cost the Government to make
1t under the most favorable conditions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

Senator Underwood, who is opposed to
tariff commission. evidently objects to hav
sing his thinking done for him in the White
House.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

The Dutch Queen is so plump that the doc
tors must have been unable to diagnose her
illness the mumps, until they made her
try to eat pickle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

PRoFANELY sPEAKING oF PRoFAN1TY.

couple years ago there anecdote in
the Satevepost about n young man who
advised to get his readers attention at the
start. He brought back short story which
started. " oh He'll. said the Duchess who had
hitherto taken no part in the conversation"
This week a story in the Post starts. " oh
He'll said Mrs. Hicks, who had hitherto main
tained n naughty silence" ] don't think its
fair for contributors to use the Posts jokes
besides l was going to use the opening myself
n. W.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28
WISHING BUFFERS NO pARsNrPs

You cannot get business by merely
wishing for H.. aud talk will not make
philadelphia II greater city. Tic way TO
bring more trade here lS 10 go out nftcr IT,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

according to certain
Democrats. Perhaps Il
better way of stating
the situation would be
to say that the Dem
oCr a ic candidate
might as well be Sec
retary Wilson as any
body else. For some
of these Democrats,
you know, aren't dead
sure how things are
going to turn out.
w h / c h perhaps, is
only common wisdom
It h Q nOn-partisan
kind. Anyway there's
a difference between
c e + tain Democrats
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

That burglar who robbed a drug store at
Ridge avenue and Mount Vernon street and
left the postofice funds untouched set good
example to the pork barrel Congressman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

If it is true that navy yard workers are paid
the lowest scale of wages in their respective
localities instead of the average rate as Pro-
fessor Parkinson told\a committee in Wash
ington, the politicians, have been ncglecting
their opportunities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

The Surcst uay to hii tromdnS heart is
to take aim bncehng.-Dovqlas Jcrrold.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

Secretary Wilson is not planning to resign
from the Cabinet to run for the Senatorship,
He knows that "a salary check in the pocket
is better than aNdisappointment in the offing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

1.-TWO can play at that game" said Con-
gressman Mann when he heard that the
President had changed his mind about a
tariff commission. And he promptly changed
his mind about a'smal-navy limited-army
dafense
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

What is the use of going TO Florida, when
we have the same kind of climate right here
at home?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

Il is hard to select the most striking
points from the article by Otto II. Kahn
in the current issue of Worlds Work, be-
cause nearly every point in that article on
What American Railroads Need" is of inn
portance. Mr. Kahn assumes the right
ness os regulation in principle. but de-
elares that the practice has been hagrantly
snEair 70 the roads, so that row 4l.sss miles,
representing over two billion dollars in
capital are being managed by receivers. one
u Tie causes may be found in Mr.. Kahn's
assertion that there has never been ap-
pzlnted 10 the Interstate Commerce Com
mission "a man Who came 70 it qualified by
arsf7rate experience in railway operation"
Another cause Is that the Commission is
aaonstaoual, lyerWorked. With the best OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

certain Democrats SECRETARY WILSON.
and absolutely certain Democrats Once |
saw in store window display of dispatch
boxes advertised on the card Herewith as
'ireproof" on personal examination l found
that light was shed through them. Calling
the attention of the clerk to this fact l
pointed dramatically at the sign in the win
dow, "Fireproof Dispatch Boxes" But"
he responded trumphantly, "it doesn't say
absolutely, not 'abSoMtelD.'" Which has
nothing to do with the political case ira la!
Mr.. Wilson has been both in Congress and
in prison. In some respects his career sug-
gests that of Ker Hardie. His parents were
Scotch, and the story of his life has TO do
in large part with the coal mines. For many
years he was known as an agtator, and GER
tainly his path as a labor leader was not
strewn with roses. His education he OBJ
tanned by his own initiative and effort, by
which also he got on in the world. It's
chiefly the coal, however, that suggests the
late Keir Hardie. Other semblanccs are
slight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

If cotton had its fair chance in the worlds
markets 1t would have been bringing our South
crn planters fully 20 cents per pound for the
last u months, and the prosperity of the pco-
Pile Of the South would be double that which
it Is today.-Cincinnati Enquirer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

When the rural delivery service was ill-or-
ganized and the pay very low there was no
particular waste Of money i'm a standard wage.
But every year increases the proprety of
granting the PostoiIiCc authority to fit wages
TO service.-Ncw York Evening Post.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28
And here's another:

THE BACILLT SEASON OPENS
Says Doctor Djror: "Here'S n FIR!
Stc,o drinks, the germs to slau0htcr!"
says Doctor EruSeH: "Wh0rS the user"
IN the battle Of boiling 1cdtCr.
IIOUSiUS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

This sign at nth and Chestnut Streets"
NUE.
GOWNS
writes w H. r.. may be said to be doubly
interesting because of the fact that 'Nue' is
the feminine form of the French for nude"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

Looking over the above hlling it seems
to US there's a terrible lot Of birthstone ana
strong full-grown man talk about It. but
it's too - late now 20 change it.