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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-28

| THE Hattons. in their new play.
Upstairs and Down" hold the idle
! rich up to shame, according to New
| York critics, the offering having lust
had its initial presentation on Broad
way. The play, though concededly ex-
aggerated in spots for theatrical effect
largely concerns the weekend per
fOrmances in the homes of the rich and
assumedly respectable where men grow
/ familiar with wives of their friends
etc. The success OF the play is as
sured, inasmuch as all of our best peo-
pie will turn out to get stage con-
firmation of suspicious regarding their
neighbors that they have long enter
tanned.
BREAD IS cheaper in Germany than
it Is in the United States. The rea-
son! Simple. In Germany when the
food supply grows scarce the con-
sumer economies. In America he does
just the reverse. Despite that It is
said to contain as much substance as
two fiVe-cent lOaves, your ten-cent loaf
does not last any longer i'm your home
than the fiFe-cent loaf did. Now, hon.
estly, does it,
WEAR a path to the bank window"
urges the American Bankers associa-
ton. That's what most of us have
been doing. but we have been taking
out instead of putting in. You don't
have to be a fnancier TO know that
you can't accumulate a pile by taking
out as much as you deposit You
don't have to be a tightwad to save
You simply have to he economical in
you expenditures. Why not take that
III OF two-dollar bill that you have
hanging around your clothes for pin
money and snuck II away in the bank
every Monday? You'll never miss n
Pin money is a misnomer You know
what money you will have 10 spend
and what for. That pin money is vast
ed. Put 1t in the bank. And stick the
banker for the interest
THIS being new year, let's all turn
over new leaf and open a bank
account.
DAVENPORTER was arrested and
fined In this city for speeding towards
n cemetery. Ever hear before of apv-
body being In "A hurry to get to a GENE. /
teryl There Is no need to he restless. /
Wen all arrive, eventually. sand
there are lot of others speeding I'm
that direction but they don't know IT,"
observed tho Office pessimist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-28

AZ Point of Death r. L. Evans. wen
known resident of Davenport. residing
at 1915 West Fourth street, run down
by switch engine in Cedar Rapids
lies at the point OF death in that city.
Both OF the Victims legs were broken.
as also one arm. His chest was badly
crushed. His family are with him at
81 Luka's hospital In Cedar Rapids. A
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-28

The Chicago Herald, under the edi-
tortal caption, THE Presidents Tao
tics" thus comments on the eight-houT
work day issue which Mr. Hughes has
injected into the campaign:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-28

CARRANZA is insisting that the
boys of Mexico be taught to shoot
guns. He'll attend to the bull shoot
ing himself.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-26

A single nest OF the Australian bush
turkey has been found to weigh five
tons.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-26

bill by
| r
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-26
CITY NEWS.

AT recent meeting Of the moth
ers OF thirty-eight graduates from the
Muscatine, Iowa, high school IT was
decided not to expend over IS for
each graduating gown
The vegetarians should have n,
trouble in getting a variety for their
table these days. The grocery stores
are well stocked with vegetables. nar,
of which are home grown wniIe m.
remainder are shipped from the soush
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-26
FUNERAL NOTICE.

COSGROVE-The funeral Of the late
Mrs. Mary G. Cosgroye will be held
from st. Francis de Sales Catholic
rh;Irch At 10 o'clock Friday morning
Please omit flowers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-26
NOTICE.

Order your beer, wines and liquors
from T<isy Brewing Co, Warsaw, Ill
Phone 80 rs or address P. o. Boz
sz2 Prompt delivery service.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-26
NOTICE.

have left the employ Of c. NJ.
Owens and have no further connec-
ton with his firm. This notice Is
given because IL has been Incorrectly
reported that ! was a member OF the
company.
MERTON @. NORRIS
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-26
@MlA EII|.<Ez;| "a AISS
10c CIGAR FOR sc.
BILLIARDS AND BOWLING.

FOR SALE-Billiard tables, brand
new, carom and pocket, with complete
outfit, S115; second hand tables at re-
duced prices. Easy payments. Cigar
store, drug. delicatessen and soda
fountain fixtures. The Brunswick
Balke-Collender Co, Davenport, Iowa
l. c. Sanders, agent, Blackhawk hotel
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-14
UNSETTLED

IF you marry my daughter where
will you liVe?"
'CWeIl, sir, 1 don't feel that I am
well enough acquainted with you yet
to offer my advice. Judge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29

necessary to call out the apparatus, and thus
effect double saving, of which the cost to the
City Treasury is apt to be much the smallest
factor
If every household were provided with hand
fire eXtingusher and every member of each
family had rudimentary knowledge of how to
behave in the presence of an incipient fire, Il
vast economy of life and property would be
effected and the city would have more property
on which to assess taxes, as well as less eX
pense in the operation of its fire department.
While walking along Broad street recently tn
writer's attention attracted to large tour
ing driven by woman, which came to n
stop almost opposite him. great deal of smoke
and some flames coming out of the radiator
and around the hood, Without an instants de-
lay the driver jumped out of the and with
a small fire eXtingusher, which she held in her
hand, put out the fire almost before 1 realized
what she about
If small portable device not much bigger
than bicycle pump will put out gasoline fire,
surely it will do the same to any incipient fire
that Is apt to occur in the average home.
Why do not honorable Mayor and the
Councilmen take the steps necessary to insure
that some such device be placed in every dwell
ing house, with information when and how to
it? HERBERT S. DONNELLY.
West Philadelphia. February "a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29
ISLAND OF ST. THOMAS

Tho question of the purchase by the United
States of the Danish West Indies of which the
island of St. Thomas is perhaps the most inn
portant, has been revived. Bret Harte be.rhymed
the island after this fashion following a terrific
hurricane in October 1867:
Very fair and full of promise,
Lay the island of ST. Thomas;
Ocean DER its reefs and bars
Hid its elemental scars;
Groves Of cocoanut and guaVa
Grew above it's fields of lava
So the Gem of the Antilles
isles of Eden" where no i'll Is
Like a great green turtle slumbered
on the sea that it encumbered.
Then said William Henry Seward
As he cast his eye to leeward.
quite important to our commerce
Is this island of St. Thomas"
The poet then goes on to say what the noun.
tain ranges, the blacllbrowed hurricane and the
sea thought of this proposed Yankee invasion:
So the mountain shook and thundered
And the hurricane came sweeping,
And the people stared and wondered
As the came them leaping;
Each according to his promise
Made things lively at st, Thomas,
Till one morn, when Mr. Seward
Cast his weather eye TO leeward,
There was not an inch OF dry land
Left to mark his srecent island
Not a Flagstaff or a sentry,
Not wharf port OF entry,
Only TO cut matters shorter
Just patch OF muddy water
In the open ocean lying,
And gull above II flying.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29
REAPING THE WHIRLWIND

To the Editor of Eyenin1 Ledger:
Sir-The human race is reaping the fruits of
its folly. Man created to be rea-
soning being, but from the time boy or girl
arrives at the age of maturity they are advised
or taught not TO think for themselves
By that statement l mean they taught to
seek knowledge from books and people only
and while that is necessary as regards the exact
sciences to know of the great plan of life and
the industrial changes that have made our
civilization the individual must go to life itself
and study 1t and the changes of the years.
Men do not do that. They read books written
by with opinions who got such opinions
from Others and like a twicetold tale such
secondhand information changes with each
telling allowing the thought of the world 10 be
a yeritable confusion of intellectual reasoning
power. on certain subjects (and they the most
important ones) mankind does not claim nor try
to have true knowledge. Almost everybody
studies issues or remedies for Industrial evils
before they study causes, like a doctor who
would prescribe medicine for his patient before
he knew what the disease was.
A comparatively few men lead the thought
OF the world, while millions follow them in
stead Of developing their own reasoning power.
Such a plan or mode of reasoning allows ma
more than knowledge OF the subjects legislated
on, and the preposterCus part of 1t all Is the
fact that they take pride In such opinions, run
campaigns on the basis of them, get elected to
of1ce carry out policies, make laws and rule
nations, while almost everybody exalts them
simply because of the office they hold
Mankind. not being natural original as 10
reasoning power, has no way OF knowing the
true from the false, and that is why the world
is misruled ana has enough great wars to make
civilization a failure.
The reason man uses force much is because
he lacks reason or reasoning power.
ORIGINAL THINKER.
PaulsbOro, N. j., February 2S
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29
WANTED: A LINCOLN

To the Editor Of Evening Ledger:
Sir-In these times of strife and. turmoil
there is great need of man of high calibre.
There is need of man who can pierce the
walls of the future, and having a vision, with
unflinchng courage dares to go forward leading
the nation on to glory and honor.
There is need of man with big heart, ten
der, kind and sympathetic, yet able to the
best way out. although at times it may be dim
and obscure.
Wanted a man who will place his country
above himself and his particular wants
always standing up for the common good.
Wanted a self-made man, a man taught in
the school of life, who has hewn his own way,
not theorists or egotists.
Wanted of principle and character,
man whose spotless reputation and clear and
well-dehned principles are worth the admiration
and respect of all.
A man who, seing wrong dares to right it,
Wanted, man of sound judgment not man
of ndecsion or changeabe mind
to stand by the people in all that Is
fare and Of them, a freeborn American in all
respects.
A man who has pity for the poor and de-
pressed.
A man who is convinced that he is right and
will proceed uncompromisngy, not compro-
missing the honor and integrity of the American
people.
And, in conclusion, man of prayer whose
motto will be, "In God we put our trust
May God grant that such may arise;
that he may lead this country on to greater
glory and higher honor, and that its name may
become faTer and brighter; that we shall have
another beacon light whose enduring example
shall shine down the centuries that to come.
JOHN LANDENBURGER.
PHILADELPHIA February 28.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29
A NATURAL EMBARGO

THE embargo on freight destined for this
i city, or through this city for other points
at home or abroad, is not an arbitrary sur
prsing thing. 1t is the result of natural
causes and of oontributory negligence The
causes begin with the long miles Of cars stalled
outside New York, upon which city an en-
barge was declared some time ago. The neg
ligence lies in the lack Of storehouses and in
the failure to provide enough ships to carry
the merchandise for which Philadelphia made
such ardent demands.
What the situation brings out is that no
railroad and no centre OF commerce is greater
than its terminal facilities The prosperity Of
Philadelphia is momentarily joted by the en-
barge; but the prosperity Of Philadelphia viii
be seriously undermined If an unofficial EN-
barge continues 70 exist through the lack OF
facilities for handling far greater quantities
Of goods than are now coming. This city must
be prepared for the best. or when the best
does come It win Be snatehed away b reader
hands
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29
Evangelical Churches

Editor of "WhGt DO You hnoU-Please pup,
lish the distinction between Evangelical
Churches" and protestant Churches" giving
the principal denominations which are Protest
ant, but not evangelical. A. c. LEAGUE
There is no proper distinction between evan
gelcal and Protestant churches, as all eyangeii'
cal churches call themselves Protestant. The
evangelical churches, however. are those OF tne
Protestant communion which maintain uas
the essence of the gospel consists In the doctIne
of salvation by faith, and insist that neither
good works nor sacraments have any saving enl
cacy. Nearly If not quite all the protestant
churches with the exception of the Unitarian
and Universalst claim the right to be eansa
evangelical though some insist that they are
more evangelical than others.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29
FLAGS FOR PREPAREDNESS

To the Editor Of EUenin0 Ledger:
Sir-I Washingtons Birthday what I
believe unusual number of flags dis
played from dwellings in West Philadelphia
l presume this was general throughout the
city. 1t impressed me not only as a sign of
respect for the memory of the ilustrious Wash
ington but as an indication in many instances
of that kind of patriotism which favors prepared
ness.
In this connection L would suggest that each
citizen who fayors preparedness, both men and
women, wear a miniature American flag, small
button specially designed emblem. This
would doubtless have exemplary effect on the
lukewarm, and might help immeasurably to
quicken the propagation of the principle in this
city. In advocating this idea I am at the same
time one who absolutely believes that prepared
ness Is the best thing to keep up out of the war
Philadelphia February 2S. Ed ]. N
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29
SPEAKING THE
PUBLIC MIND
Sunday Concerts, Temperance Re-
form, Fire Protection and Other
Topics of General Interest
Discussed by Readers

To the Editor of EUening Ledger;
Sr-The protest of the ministers against the
proposed Sunday concerts is illustration of
how lot of fanatics can hurt the progress of
a large city People who work hard all week
are longing for just such entertainment
There thousands who believe the day of
rest is Saturday-not Sunday. Why interfere
with them? Cities of the first class Cwho are
not cursed with these meddling fanatcs) increase
in population and have municipal improvements
that our city will not have in the next so years
Chicago, with its liberal Sunday laws, has so
miles of bouevards that surpass those of Paris.
1t has underground roads the finest of bridges
and the liveiest city in the West. New York,
with its wonderful buildings it's great hotels
and its variety of amusements, makes city
look like village; but these places not
handicapped by lot of fanatics who medde
with the rights of others NOTTIRB.
Philadelphia February 26.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29
QUIZ

1. What Is the route Of an "all-ra" shipment from
Havana to Philadelphia?
.. who wrote "Uncle Toms CABIN?
3. What Is the sOuthernmOst possession Of the
United States?
4. Is Ottawa north south of Seattle?
8. About when was vaccination us a preventive Of
smallpox first used?
9. Which President succeeded himself after being
out of office four years?
.. In what did General kurOpatkln, In
command of the Russian armies the north
ern front, become well known?
3. Has Pennsylvania port the Great Lakess
o. Who is Cardinal Mercer?
10. On what river Is Harrisburg?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29
Cannot Be Written

Editor of What DO You KHow"-1 Who is the
president of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail
way Company? 2. Is this correct in fact as well
as in grammatical expression: There are two
to(o)s in the English language" II 1t is not
written above, how would you write It?
C.LH
1. Theodore VOORHEES,, 2. 1t is correct In tact
so far as it goes but it is incomplete. No one
but Josh Billings some other ingenious spell
ing reformer could write the sentence you have
in mind. Billings would have put it this way:
There are three rs in the English language
The fact cannot be stated concisely In correct
English. A circumlocution is necessary. For
example, one could say with perfect accuracy
that there are three English words Of different
meanings pronounced to" This sentence is the
basis of an old conundrum what English sen.
tence is it easy to speak, but impossipie -
writer"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29
PROGRESS OF TEMPERANCE

To the Editor of EUenin1 Ledger:
Sir--May I take this opportunity on behalf
of the National Temperance Union of thanking
you most cordially for the splendid assistance
which your paper gave us.
With such support the part of the public
press this great work will certainly go forward
to n rapid and complete success.
/ still remember the assistance which your
paper gave us at the very beginning of work,
when Mr.. Bryan, then Secretary of State spoke
in the Sunday" tabernacle on March 10, 1916.
Since then, and including the BILLY" Sunday
meetings we have been again and again in
debted to you for your assistance.
j. JARDEN GUENTHER.
PHILADELPHIA, February 26,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

l. Verdun was taken by the Germans in 1192 and
recaptured by q citizen French army after the
Battle of Valmy.
9. He was born In Canada.
3. About S35 200, 900.
4. II is generally given as $4,000 miles, which ls
sufficiently accurate for most purposes.
3. Life during good behavior.
@. East.
Z. He calls himself "an accelerator Of public opn
iOn." He served two and "A half terms In Con-
gress, was newspaper editor, and is now
lawyer in New York city.
8. Frank B. McClaIn, of Lancaster.
o. South.
10. Richard OlneS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29

The famous case of Cook vs. Peary" - re
t'%rhe Discovery of the North Pole" is still
much mooted matter If the Congressional
Record is to be believed, since Congressman
Henry 7. Helgesen, of North Dakota, in an
Extension of Remarks" takes up sixtynne
pages of that publication at the expense of the
taxpayers of the country in an effort to show
that Peary did not discover the Pole. Incl
dentally he puts Peary's North Pole story up
to Congressman j. Hampton Moore We un-
derstand that the Philadelphian has been
newspaper man, banker, author, politician and
orator. but did not know that he has become
a scientist. Possibly doc" Cook or Peary
could explain
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29
Channing's symphony

Editor OF ~What DO You KHow"-My passs, p.s,
referred to channing's symphony In his ssisit s..iet
on Sunday II It is not too long can yl,ls yoe r.
Il for me2 SO-e e
Here Is what Is usually quoted as Cn@hl.-s @.as.s:
Symphony: ITO 1--we content with SnAll -srt ha-t
rather than fashion: 70 be worthy, not rssssa9s
able, and althy. not rich; to study haia r'' e
quietly, talk gently, act frankly 70 ilsesr ,,ss
stars and birds babies and sages Wita 80
heart; 10 bear en- cheerfully, do an praveys r..
occasion hurry never NJ word % -
snlritlal unbldden and unconscious 81
Dheny
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29
DR.. Hamilton Back in Philadelphia


DR. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, having
- swung round the Colonies, is on his way
back to Annapolis.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1744-We en-
tered Philadelphia at four o'clock and Rhea and
l put up at Cockburns. 1 went at six o'clock
and spent the evening with Collector Alexander.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH-I stayed at
home most of the forenoon, the air being
what sharp and cold. l dined with Mr. Curre
and Mr.. Weemse, at a private house, and, going
home after dinner read of Shakespeare
plays I drank tea with my landlady Mrs.
Cume, and at five o'clock went to the coffee
house, where / saw DR.. Spencer, who for some
time held a course of physical lectures of the
experimental kind here and at New York 1
delivered him a letter from DIR. Moffatt at New
port. met here likewise one Mitchell. prac-
titioner of physick in Virginia who was travel
ing as he told me upon account of his health,
He was a man much of my own make and his
complaints were near akin TO mine. Here | met
Dr. Phineas Bond and others Of my old ac-
quaintanCes.
At Philadelphia l heard news of con-
turbations and lamentations of parties at An
napolis, concerning the election OF certain par
Lament members for that wretched city, and
was sorry to find that these tTihes still con-
tributed much to set them at variance, but 1
pray that the Lord may pity them, and not
leave them entirely to themselves and the devil.
l went home at eight at night, the air being
cold and raw, and sorry to hear that my
fellow traveller Mr.. Rhea taken with an
ague the effect of our nights ride upon Tuesday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29
NIPPING FIRES IN THE BUD
EdIIor oI EggnIaQ LedQer.

10 the Editor OF EUsRiaO Ledger;
sir-Some has raised a question ansnt
Mayor Smiths recent order placing the keys Of
the city's fire alarm boxes In saloons. poOlrooms
cigar stores, etc VIII not the consequent delay
In the turning In Of alarms more than Offset any
possible saving Of expense 70 the municipality
by preventing the calling out OF apparatus on
false alarms which Is the declared purpose OF
the above 0fder1
Why nqt carry the argument step o. tuo
further aua reduce The expense % al concerned
~ refusing ias number ol ares lor which I y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29

The vaccination of a few hundred people in
West Philadelphia was one of the wise pre-
cautions which the general welfare of society
requires should be taken, whatever the dis
comfort it may cause to a few. The remark
able thing Is however that the propaganda
against vaccination should continue in spite
OF the long series of proofs of its effectiveness
in preventing disease. But there are stiu
people who deny that the earth is round, and
there are others who are convinced that all
progress is crime
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-29

The new Ambassador to Chill is to be j. II.
Shea, deserving Democrat" He comes
from Indiana, where, before he became a
judge, he was an active helper of Tom Tag
gart Until this Administration came into
power few persons realized how many emf
nent citizens We're hiding their light under a
bushel