Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-18

Ledger, irdepsdderc- square. Philadelphia
rsrrrrp At rHE rHt,pri rnr, rosrorrIcn as SECOND
CLASS MAIL MATTER.
THE AVERAGE NET PAID DAILY CIRCULA-
TtoN OF THE EVENING LEDGER
For DECEMBER WAS 96is5.
FBiLApELPHlk, TUESDAY, JANUARY Ia. 1915.
Cchsurc is The tar a man paDs 10 the pub
hc for being cmiaeut--Jonathan StUUt
ALd--
six dollars week is hardly living wage
for women workers.
seth Low holds that defense is vital 1t
has been found SO in football.
The great distinction of Franklin lay in
his successful practice OF what he preached
Senator Clarke wants to ncutraae the
Philippines. Does he mean Belgiani2e them?
Every now and then II man gels foolish
and trades couple Of gallons Of gasoline
for a limousine.
The Mayor of Trenton denies that he hit
the trail" He is not going to get into the
Hall OF Fame on that account
Says Mir. Perkins: "For quarter of
century ! have been an ardent believer in
publicity" He's getting it. all right.
The slogan of the Progressivcs seems to
be: Let Roosevelt he tho candidate and we
care not what YOU do to tho platform.
With tho Attorney General of the state
rs his personal adviser why should the
Mayor worry? The smile belongs to the
South Philadcphans.
OF course tho Board of Trade will stand
back of the Mayor in support of program
OF public improvements So will every other
organization OF broad-mnded citizens.
The military reasons for the purchase OF
the Delaware and Chesapeake Canal by the
Government arc as sound as those which
justified the building of the Panama Canal
Lieutenant Commander Harris, who is to
be the new Chief OF Docks and Yards for the
navy knows exactly what should be done to
make League Island yard the best in the
country
Evangelist Stoughs fight upon the sale of
obscene postal cards at Atlantic City ought
TO succeed. But why do the police down
there have to be prodded on by visitor to
do Their duty?
The surrender of Montenegro can scarcely
be construed a break in the ranks of the
Allies, but II would never have happened if
there had been little less diplomacy and a
little more reinforcing.
If the mine workers who are opposed to the
national defense program of the Govern
ment were equally opposed to preparedness
in their fight FOR better wages they would be
cons.stent-and foolish at the same time,
Now that the grip epidemic has found a
victim in the horse that pulls the Polytechnic
Hospital ambulance, it may be that the
friends Of the institution will provide an au-
tomoblle ambulance, moi subject to the ills
that flesh is heir To,
The best solution OF the MeXican difficulty
would seem to he man hunt. with Villa
as the quarry. MI Bryan, II is understood
had always favored the Villa crowd but
even though the feelings of the Nebraskan
shou!d he hurt, villa should he got
Tire Mayor nas had a cigar named for him.
and nJw Representative Ware who thinks he
could have been Mayor if he had been will
ing To fight for the Office, Is TO have his name
painted or the bow Of tugboat. The friends
of the two men may dispute about which
viii make the more smoke.
The British have bombarded Lille with
guns having range of twenty miles
uncle Sam has guns with as Ions a range,
hut they a'e niounted on dNed carriages so
adjusted that they can shoot uuly fifteen
miles. The ant.-preparedness people would
Ike To prevent the expenditure of money for
new carriages
The third term Idea does not cut much ice
in Guatemala Cabrera has already served
~ years, and he has been reelected TO serve
six years more There is nothing To indi-
cate that ths Interests OF his country have
suffered from this long tenure Mexico with
Diaz was whole lot better than Mexico
has ever been without him
The Poor Richard Club has indorsed Plato.
The belief that publicity is a panacea for all
political and business ills. which was met
with applause last night, is a modern version
of the Greek philosophers theory that knowl-
edge means Justice. Plato had no biIlboards
and The Daily Acropols was probably poor
sileet But the right idea persists from age
70 age,
The British in the vicinity of Kut-eI-
Afnafa have evidently been fighting with
that desperate heroism which won for them
the mastery Of India in earlier days. Heavy
reinforcements for the Turks are under way
from the Dardanelles. however, and only the
pressure Of the Russians in the Caucasus
will permit the EDgltsh 10 hold their posi-
sons. Asain and again Russia even while
being defeated has saved the Allies and she
i to-day the insuDerable obstacle TO the am
biflons OF the Central Empires.