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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04
II d much better N

II Is much better that science
should be popular than that we should
be guided by popular science. A case in
point Is the hospital taste" of schuyl
hlll water, which has driven many TO the
Park spring water. that looks clear ana
Sparkling enough. but Doctor Dixon cries
Don't touch itF' Far better, he says.
drink river water with medicinal taste
and don't bitter medicines do most goodD
FOR that at least is known to be free
from typhoid. But nothing is known
about the spring water. which. though
clear. may be fun OF typhoid. In these
matters Il is best TO trust TO experts and
eyercomo unscientInc though natural
snough preIudiees.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04
TAX LAND VALUES

To the Editor OF the EpoaiHg Ledger:
slr-In a letter TO the daily papers Harold
Sudell has advocated change in our sys-
tenn OF taxation which would provide for
the separate assessment OF land and build
inRs. He further advocates a gradual re-
duction OF taxes on buildings and CORE
spending Increase on land values. This Is
sound policy and Is In line with the best
thought on this subject The great cities
OF this country outside Of Philadelphia ali
have separate assessment OF land and build
ings.
In Vancouver. Victoria Edmonton and
other cities In Western Canada buildings
have been entirely exempted from taxation.
After many other cities In Australia had
exempted buildings and Increased the tax
on land values. the city Of Sydney, with a
population Of more than 100000 did the
same thing. This was done only a Few
months ago and the people OF sydney
wondered why they had not done Il sooner
AZ testimonial dinner In honor ok the
secretary of the League for the Taxation 81
Land Values, the Mayor of sydney ana a
numhsF ~ leading olliclais paid hixh
tributes e appreciation q the man uho had
wafEea hardest far 81 Improved sssIem
ot ta44IIaH
4Fesa ef ss|aaHae fesati1H eesr=
. I|a a4aHI1t tH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Great Britain Charged With
Fighting for Her Selfish
Interests - Tax Land
Not Buildings
BRITISH GREED


Sr--In the day that the American navy
comes close to being tho size OF the British
navy. Imperial Great Britain Will make war
upon America just as surely and with as
much gusto and superior pretenslon as she
now makes war upon Germany. Then the
whole world will realize that old England
unshcaths tho sword for trade purposes.
and for trade purposes only. She claims
TO be fighting for the rights and the free
dom OF smaller nations but every intelligent
and untOryiEcd American knows tull well
that such a contention made by such n
historically aggressive and aggrandizing ma
tion is as false and ensnaring as any
gross and willful Misrepresentation OF the
truth could possibly be. She cares no more
about the neutrality of Belgium for the
sake OF that country alone than she Mid
about the liberty and independence OF the
Beers, for II she really We're so highly
and consclentously nctuated, linked side by
side with the present British proclamation
that Belgium must 20 free would be COM
panion British proclamation TO the effect
that the TranSvual also shall go free. But
let us not think for one moment that the
chief bellgereut among the enemies OF
Germany Is even likely to consider quite
80 fair and true restitution so far as she
herself ls concerned No, absolutely and
decisively no: not In the passing OF n
thousand years under the existing condi-
tions OF social rust and economic tribute
which afiiiot the British Isles, For domi-
mated by their hereditary and parasltcai
order OF overordshp and their traditionally
expansive system OF government, the vast
majority OF the English Scotch and Irish
people themselves have virtually nothing
whatever 20 say or do In regard to so
ntrinsically fiscal and pecunlarily sacrlicial
IA rghting OF any of the wrongs which
have permeated almost entirely, and TO a
tremendous extent completely governed. the
acquisition OF the larger part of their
colonial empire. else that particular restitu-
ton, together with a long list OF others.
would be by ncelamation and due authority
proposed. formulated and carried out be-
tween the rising and the setting OF single
sun And primarily composed OF such and
similar humane and honorable action, will
be that land which Is destined TO be the
real new England.
CHARLES c, RHODES. Jr.
Philadelphia, December /.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04
Widows Pension Increase

CONSTANT READER-The widow you
mention, being eighty years old, may obtain
the benefits Of the increase OF pension
granted soldiers widows in the first sec
ton OF the act approved by the President
September s. 1915, by sending a letter to
the Commissioner OF Pensions, Washing.
tor. d. c., giving her pension certificate
number, the name OF the soldier, sailor or
marine who was her husband. the place ana
exact date OF her birth, her name as Il
appears In her pension certificate and her
postofnce address IN full The increase
applies 70 a person ''pensioned As the widow
of a soldier sailor or marine. who served
in the Civil War and who WAS his lawful
,4ifs during the period q bis serxiee h the
saia ear, ~ a. the widow of soldier
qafloz r mafiha HHa served IA lhz Citll
war. lHe UaF ailh aealeo Is the Haf 81
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The fact that stands out above j

The fact that stands out above all
ethsrs in the history OF the Philadelphia
Saving Fund Society. which was a hun.
aFed years old on Saturday. Is that n sur
plus Of si2255.0OO has been accumu.
lated over and above the expenses or
operation and after the deposltors have
received as large rate OF interest as
Naa consistent with safe banking. This
surplus 10 the denominations OF small
fzaefions OF per cent on invested funds.
4 proves that nothing aceumulates 80
rapidly as money when allowed 20 re-.
saAin at interest. This surplus. which is
Mfeated In Understanding securities
Hiii become 20 large In time that the man.
esers OF the bank viii hnd it dilficult to
aaelde what 70 do with It. In the mean.
tine Il serves az a splendid object les
son for the instruction OF the thrifty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

INTE DROPPED in at the Academy the
w other night 10 hear Sir Rabindranath
Tagore lecture upon "NationalIsm." He
was in the midst OF his talk when We ar
rived. Our entrance so disturbed several
In the audience that they temporarily
remoy ed their left index nngers from
their cheekbones and their middle finger
knuolIles from their lips to look their re-
proaehes at us, But they shortly resumed
their intellectual pose.
With cold Occidental eyes we appraised
the Oriental garb OF the speaker. It was
soft and creamy. and his dark face
dreamy and his gray hair gleamy. The
dark red velvet curtain behind him was
a most effective setting, and We were
glad we were not there when he stepped
through II; he would have hypnotized us
To make quite sure We were not even
now so touched, we decided 10 close our
eyes and appraise him entirely by ear
For. thought We, India Is the land OF the
fakir with an /. pleasel. whose specially
is optical illusion.
So sitting with closed eyes, we listened
to words which OF themselves were virile
hut which seemed somehow denatured by
the tongue OF this speaker sprung OF a
race which has lOst-If. indeed It ever
possessed-the tradition OF natlonalism as
We understand It. Tagore's voice is his
chief charm and his chief weakness II
Is high-pitched az times sweet as a silver
nute. Il is a feminine thing 4 lure. It
ia ct its best when soothing; the forced
clarion note echoes d Nlrtana. the
man 8 s pQetl but - prophet; e least
nos - ~ No h.s lase III ever
fsea lals Western seIla aai = a.
ia 81 hae s4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04
rnauranee housecleanlng is

InhuTAnco noubeclctlllnk u wei
coined by the Philadelphia Association
OF Life Underwriters, tho members Of
which offer the Governor all possible
assistance in investigation. The fy.by.
night companies which could not gain
membership In the association are not
opposed as competitors OF reputable com.
panles, but their methods tend 10 cast
unjuHtined suspicion upon tho whole busl.
ness, and II is for this reason that the
underwriters very properly urge that they
be made responsible or else driven out
ek busineaR.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

The invaders Most telling of AL is the
fact that during All her recent successes
Berlin has been talking peace harder than
ever. But II can hardly be expected that
any responsive peace talk will issue from
London until the invasion of Rumania
has gone as far ne the inferior numbers
Of the invaders can take H.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

The good showing Germany made
against Rumania was unqueationably a
seYaTe blow 70 the paeinsts, They had
eonnted on gradual decay OF 0ermany's
afEensivs power. and the failure to retort
= he somme drive encouraged them 70
Iaek Tor a peace conference. They must
sat until Germany has cleaned up as
Haeh Is she can OF what part OF
Hamania proves TO be not defensibls
Aaa until this invasion SINNERS down
1aEe another deadlock. The German
Chancellor admits ne Is greatly outnum.
Hzfed. Falkenhayp ana Maekensen's
aFnlss wers evlasnily not easily spared
8hss were scraped together because an
aneEushed Rumania would have meant
eamplese dfsaifsetlon Of Turkey,
Bulgaria and Hungary Russia has
ssaaly modified forces outnumberins
- Tees o. tbs Rumanian front. ana the
asHsafanes of her tanks in the DO.
a naieates thai she II ready 70 give
et9ra hafdsr nght gpr foothold
eaea territory laan lheg
HA4 b .ast even
- 'la
~ enc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04
"HniI Columbia"

HAL Columbia" was written In l79s by
Joseph Hopklnson, brilliant Philadelphia
iurist. who defended Judge Chase in the
iatter's impeachment before the Senate In
1900 The manuscript was prepared for
young actor and was nrst sung to the air
OF "President's March" which had been
composed in 1883 by Fyles In honor Of
President Washington. Although not OF a
high order, the song achieved much popu-
lRTlty, Far more important than that II
appeared In critical period and cemented
the foundations OF American patriotism,
which were none too secure al that time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04
War With Mexico

l.. II N-CRl Many reasons might be
given 20 explain why the United States
is not az war with Mexico. The Admin
istration's attitude has been professedly
one OF tolerance toward a weaker nation
that is working out its own salvation TO.
ward its final goal as a true republic. dl
The Monroe Doctrine does not directly CON
cern our relations with Mexico or any other
nation OF the western hemisphere II de-
fnes our relations with European or Asiatlc
Powers In the event OF moves on their part
against the autonomy Of American re-
publles
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

Cities nowadays are ambitious to
be eeonomizerH In behalf OF their citi'
zens. but there Is one that seems content
TO play the part OF tho muoh.abused
middleman and take twenty-five per
cent raiSs-off from every homo that buys
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

sr--A story from. New Haven In your
own dear paper. ammo LncIng that Yale oars
men will quit tho Thames concludes:
Tho growth OF shipping in tho hathor hero and
the consequent congestion OF tho Thames was
given as tho rchEon for tho change.
have heard Of the "power or the press."
but | didn't know II was great enough to
move tho Thames from New London to
New Haven. ! walked sideways In tho
Thames for years. kRAB.
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Tom Daly's Column
MAroni Ballads
Xxx
bA rRuE.RORN ARTEEsT

DA TRUE-BORN ARTEEsT
proJcssor Giuscpp AnOciofr,
Dccs smarid po'uO fdliow dafs got
Dd boofa. black sfanda ner' door,
Hc's secck an dccsOusf cen heos heart;
/ He's gotta no chdnco for hccs art,
Desc Mcricans max htom SO sore.
! J irccsh you could sec hccm today,
IN hear da stroHO ldnD,1ddge he sdp
gooch crazy Italian res he
I wen spcdkin hccs Toubl1 10 nc.
Hc's Odtfd So red ccn dd face
: Jraid Get burn mp da ,yhoic place.
! TO tai all hc snp ioouid NOT no,
nut hero ccS icctl1 for yoW
"Dcsc pcopid dat thccnt dcD'rc 50 bceg,
Hd' Porcoi-icDrc roihccrO but pccOi
DrD gruHt tr'cH drD run ccn dd street,
Dcy hurrV an Drunt ,r'cn dcD cat;
An dHn time gruntin dcD run
An grub zen dd dirt ior dd mon.
TODAY soocha peeghcdria man
Ecs atop NJ mD booia. black stan.
Nc hroD hccmsnr cento dd chair
IN Drori at nc. Hurrp up. derei
gotta no Tina for spare,
So justd be quccck t1eeth dd sinner
sidrta for do dd fob hrc,
An sure an quccck as can be,
Bui stccH hc keep protCiin' al nc.
Al last I sdp Picdss, ordrdsidn'
I'm morka so fast as can,
MT ! am drfccSficn man
an alta mn irork mus be dne
So can icCrc Up 10 dccS Sigu'-
shoio hccm nc,0 sign dat I got
Professor Giuscpp' Augciotf'- -
lie droppd ten cents NJ hoes feet
An push me on cchto dd street,
An den he res Of or dn run,
mai tr'dt do 7 care for dd monH
nv tCork Get ccs only hall dorc'
ref som 'body ask whcrc he got
nat ShiuC on dd shoes dnta so rot
Ecfs sure Dond max me dccsDrdce'
An nobody com 10 mn pldcc'
nat POrcoi dccs countrD's toy beast,
An nottn for truc.Jorn drtccsH'
Professor Gtuscpp' An0ciotf.
Dccs smdrid po'nD falloC ddtS 0ot
ia bootdbidck stdndu ncr' door.
Hc's sccck an dccsOuse ccn hoes heart;
Hcs gotta no chance for hoes art,
Desc McricunS max hccm so sore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

When the President touched but
ton tho Statue Of Liberty In New York
barbor was bathod in light. There be
those who wish he could touch another
button and bathe Europe in peace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

The expedition shown in tho wage
Increase lawsuit shows that the courts
delays disappear when tho court chooses
70 let them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

How thankful wo would be II we
could only have cabinet crisis in Amer
tee that would be followed by reorsaniz-
ing some Of tho weakllngs into retire
~,aa~gf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

And the same tired business man con.
tinues:
II haven't time TO look II up, but have
n feeling that there is clear distinction be-
tween the words healthy" and 'healthful"
or wholesome" See headline in today's
Il. H. Water Healthy, Despite Taste"
How can the water he healthy II the bugs
are dead?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

Did you notice sign In Fred r. Bells show
window at Flfty-second and Spruce streets;
OUR JELLIES ARE HOME MAD
wouldn't that lar you? j. l.. |.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

Dear T. DAT the corner OF Tenth and
Locust streets Is a store. on the window OF
which is painted:
FANCY CHICKENS
I had an idea such animals were as
scarce as hens teeth. ARR AITCH.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04
EMBARGO AND NEUTRALITY

no NE Editor Of the Evening LEDGER
President Wilson Is. II is understood.
against an embargo on shipment OF food.
Why should he not? Would not such an
embargo hurt England?
AMERICAN FIRST.
Philadelphia, December 2.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

Far from home. but how does
BERRY 4 PLUM
55 East Madison Street
suit you for n nice, juicy name2
Chicago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

A. Mitchell Palmer is still opposed
20 bipartisan alliance. More power to
his elbowl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

Conditions have been reversed
Congress has a President on It's hands.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

stlll. II might be possible to case
tho situation by calling them municipal
court tlpstayes instead OF nremen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

W. j. @, reports that Frank Hack is a
barber downtown, and $. Flngerhutt Ger.
man jolke) a tailor on Fairmount avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

What 10 eommunisi7 One whO has
ysdynfnRs
Fer seuai diUision Of unequal sarninEs.
--Ebsnszsr Elliot.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

GONE people have the art Of charact4r,,.
- ton refined to the nth power. ps---
Hammond Is one Of these. writing Of tfte.
Gertrude Vanderbilt. he says: Who's. s.,.s
and whose figure are much az they rboutS
he" Antony never said anything betfss
than that of Cleopatra Frank vsra
O'Malley, too, can get whole bookf,l n
a sentence. on hot spring aftsrroon
there was a performances At some thestra
or other and Frank reported the affair -,
his paper. Among those present. 4.
wrote, was Miss Lillian Russell. who hss
not yet taken on her winter diamonds
And Hammond, writing OF Mis-. Ma,
Ryan. the young lady Philadelphiana AZ.
served with some pleasure in s-Tha Hn,,..
OF Glass" Gays when Il comes 10 makInr
honey the bees OF Hybla have nothing an
Miss Ryan. II sweetness were A cr,rs
they could hang Miss Mary for her nectsyS
department" Continuing. Hammond savs,
Lake and his friends discuss penoloxy viii
all the profundity Of a group OF eiRht-year-
olds." And again, Mr.. MARGIN. the rorn
poser Of The House Of Glass believes that
the audiences would have much more f,,n
In the theatre II they didn't know what
was going to happen TO the people on ths
stage He thinks plays ought 60 be kept
secret
And that's Just what happened to q piay
Of ours we sent a few weeks ago 70 Mr..
William A. Brady-Grace GEORGES husband
you know-for no told us II ought 70 bs
kept secret In fact, he suggested that we
never ought 20 have written Il and got n
on paper where folks could see IL
However. are We disheartenedf No. Wa
choose rather 10 20 right on writing, IL no,
what We desire TO say ourselves, then We
propose to tell what somebody else has
said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

buildings and other improvements and in
creasing the taxes upon the value OF land
Why should not Philadelphia fall in line
instead OF idly sitting on the fence while
the march of progress leads the procession
away from a benighted. botched and
bungled confusion of taxation into an en-
llghtened system of raising public revenue.
WILLIAM L. ROSS
Philadelphia, November 27.
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TEMPERATURE AT EACH HOUR
81 OI 10 III 12I II FL 81 II
50 SO 55 81 5S 81 ga 81

%, o. d, p., Nov. 20,
suppose we may forgive even the ther-
mometer for oversleeping these mornings.
but why not make tho records drop by
easier stages7 Remember In courtin' days
how we used to stop the clock Just before II
struck Cwas Il l0O. leaving Mary 20 start
Il up in the morning and push 1t along 30
that II struck twelve hours inside OF twoG
HUGH MERR.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

The burglar was finally captured by n de-
tectlva In a Turkish bath, with revolver In
his possession.
Which one had tho gun ] can't make
out. much less where the deuce he was
CARRYING the weapon. JAG.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

Dearnmuser-on the trolley line between
"souah Besleham' and "Alenstown," but
nearer by the latter place, appears the fol-
lowing sign:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-04

STOP HERE
FOR HOGS
Two got of the car was on.
@. A. SOLIEE
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10

Prominent Philadelphia
Clergymen Announced
From Their Pulpits Yes.
terday That
THOS. H. INCE'S
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-23
. TO FIND WORK FOR WOMEN
Feminine Organizations to Cooperate
With Government Qanartnanf

Washington, Oct. 25.-Enthusiastic
cooperation in the development by the
department of labor Of national EN-
p!oyment system for the benefit of
women and girls has been promised by
tWenty-one women's organizations,
having a membership of 5000, 900, it
was announced today by Anthony
Caminetti, commissioner of immgra
ton.
1t is expected that the department
soon will be able thru this cooperation
and assistance looked for from other
organizations, to put into effect plans
perfected during last spring and sum-
ner, by which it is hoped employment
may be provided regularly for many
thousands Of working women and girls.
A similar system for men and boys
already is in operation.
The movement to bring the aid of
the womens societies was inaugurated
with the adoption Of resolutions on
the subject at the convention here last
January Of the National Council of
Women. At the conclusion Of the con-
vention the president Mrs Philip
North Moore, of st. Louis. conferred
with officials Of the department Of
labor, and later communicated with
the organizations affiliated with the
council.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-23
Strenuous Convaiescence.

Getting on nicely" said the doctor
every nicely! I think he might have
a little solid food directly he begins to
be convalescent."
But what are the signs of conval-
escence?" asked the wife.
"Oh, It's always good sign when
the patient displays irritability and a
disposition to argue and a certain peev-
ishness."
On his visit next day the doctor
found the little wife very cheerful.
"And how is the PATIENT" he asked
ooh, much better, I think, doctor.
gave him fried steak and onions
yesterday"
''Fried steak and onions?" gasped the
medico. But why on earth"
"Well. I followed your instructions
doctor. You said that if he was at all
peevish or disposed 20 argue it was a
sign that he could stand some solid
food. He asked me last night If he
could have a fried steak and onions
and l said I didn't think he ought to
so he got up and went into the kitch-
en-. smashed fourteen soup plates, a tes
service, and two milk jugs. So, in view
of what you said, let him have ill.,
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-23
DRINKS WE'RE NOT SOFT.
Fort Madison Thirst ParIors Raided
by State Agents.

TT. Madison, Oct. 2S.--With the
name of Frank A. Dinwiddie appear
ing as plaintiff. injunction suits, charg-
ing illegal sale of Intoxicating liquor,
were filed in the district court here
yesterday against twelve soft drink
emporiums and restaurants e. M.
Steer, special counsel for the state, and
who has had charge of the states
work in the recent suits at Keokuk.
personally appeared for the state. The
appearance Of States Attorney Cosson
and County Attorney Hamilton is also
entered for the plaintiff.
The injunctions follow the gathering
of evidence by state agents during the
recent street carnival here. The petit
tons in each case recite that one or
more Of the defendants, because of the
illegal sale of liquor, is maintaining a
nuisance and that one or more Of the
defendants, by renting q building be-
longing to them or by permitting a
building to be used for the alleged ille-
gal sale of liquor, is also maintaining
a nuisance. A perpetual injunction
enjoining the sale of liquor and the use
of each building for such purpose, is
prayed in each petition.